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Transforming Community-Based Primary Care Nursing in Medically Underserved Communities

Sun, April 24, 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (4:15 to 5:45pm PDT), Division Virtual Rooms, Division I - Education in the Professions Virtual Roundtable Session Room 2

Abstract

There is a shortage of healthcare workers in primary care who are knowledgeable about medically underserved communities (MUCs) and structural inequities in healthcare. Project REEP*, a multicomponent BSN nursing program, was developed to address this shortage. The semester-long program for juniors consists of a community health course and short- and long-term clinical experiences in community-based primary health care settings serving MUCs.
Using a repeated-measures design, we examined the effect of Project REEP on student MUC knowledge, attitudes, and nursing confidence using surveys completed before and after REEP participation. Results showed dramatic increases in student knowledge of MUCs, confidence in performing nursing‐related tasks, and changes in attitudes towards poverty, different cultures, and substance use disorders.

*Funded by HRSA, grant# UK1HP31700

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