📚 Research Snippet

EP #09: Final Year Capstone to Solve Real-World Community Health Gaps

💬 What if ...

What if final-year capstone projects could help solve real-world community health gaps?

🔑 Key Insight

A nursing program replaces classroom simulations with an 8-step immersive research model with community partners to translate raw population data into actionable, school-based nursing intervention plans.

A group of students working on a problem

🌟 Why it matters

This approach helps bridge the gap between theoretical research and community practice while fostering social accountability and professional identity among students. It specifically addresses the global need for more visible and competent school nursing roles in underserved areas.

🔗 Link and Reference

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  • Villar Pérez, L., & Ferreira Díaz, M. J. (2026). An immersive research activity for undergraduate nursing students: An educational innovation. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 21, e411–e415.