Abstract

Student's exposure to individuals with intellectual disabilities is limited in the traditional clinical settings.The college of New Jersey nursing department in conjunction with the Career and Community Studies and Dawn of Hope programs developed a program to give the students an opportunity to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Authors

Tracy J. Perron

Author Details

Tracy J. Perron, PhD, RN, CNE, CSN, Department of Nursing, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA

Sigma Membership

Delta Nu

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Clinical Experiences, Community Engaged Learning, Interprofessional Education

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Preparing Nursing Students to Work With Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Student's exposure to individuals with intellectual disabilities is limited in the traditional clinical settings.The college of New Jersey nursing department in conjunction with the Career and Community Studies and Dawn of Hope programs developed a program to give the students an opportunity to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities.