Revista de Enfermagem Comunitária e de Saúde Pública

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Partnering with Faith-Based Organizations to Enhance Positive Outcomes for Home-Bound Seniors

Linda Moore

This innovative pilot study consisted of initiating a clinical partnership between a faith-based institution and a single clinical group of nursing students in their final semester of a bachelor nursing program of study in south Texas. Following the goals of Healthy People 2020 of improving quality of life and promotion of healthy behaviors, nursing students made home visits to home-bound seniors who were members of the partnering faith-based organization. One of the goals of this pilot study demonstrated the importance of community engagement of nursing students with home-bound seniors that holistically enriched the lives of both the students and seniors.