Nursing students bringing first aid to the community

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the theoretical and practical skills acquired by nursing students and school students after the service-learning project. Methods: 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 (n = 67) and school students (n = 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. Results: Moreover, 100% of the school students reported a satisfactory outcome about the service. Conclusion: 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.