AUTHOR=Ramírez-Torres Carmen Amaia , Andrade-Gómez Elena , Lozano-Ochoa Cristina , Caparrós-Civera María Neus , Sapiña-Beltrán Esther 

TITLE=Nursing students bringing first aid to the community

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1288508

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2023.1288508

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Aim</title><p>This study aimed to evaluate the theoretical and practical skills acquired by nursing students and school students after the service-learning project.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>This study promotes nursing students and school students working together to gain awareness and basic theoretical knowledge of first aid. The learning project was conducted with nursing students (<italic>n</italic> = 67) and school students (<italic>n</italic> = 131) from April to June 2022. The nursing students gave scores higher than 8 on the aspects linked to expectations, self-perception, overall assessment, and attainment of the goals, and these results are in line with the qualitative analysis.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Moreover, 100% of the school students reported a satisfactory outcome about the service.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Service-learning is a challenging and motivating methodology for nursing students, which results in greater engagement with theory and practice and the development of essential skills for future professionals.</p></sec>