Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
4. Uluslararası 5. Ulusal Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye, 16 - 18 Nisan 2025, ss.144-145, (Özet Bildiri)
Objective: With the increasing demand for health services outside the clinical setting, it is crucial to focus on
community care to protect and improve public health. This study aims to evaluate the community care perceptions
of nursing students trained in classical and integrated education models and to determine whether the two groups
differ.
Materials-Methods: The research was conducted with a descriptive and correlational design. The study included
329 nursing students with different education models enrolled in two state universities. Data were collected using
the “Community Care Perception for Nursing Students (SCOPE) Scale,” adapted for the Turkish population, and
a “Descriptive Information Form.”
Results: The mean score of nursing students’ community care perceptions was found to be at a moderate level
(184.42±47.77). The primary reasons students preferred to intern in the field of community health included a
favorable working environment in terms of occupational health, greater diversity in caregiving, and the necessity
of acquiring basic nursing skills. A significant difference was found in the SCOPE total score, work perception,
professional practices, learning environment, and caregiving perception scores between students receiving
integrated education and those receiving classical education (p<.05). The education model had a moderate effect
on the total score of community care perception (d=0.40)
Conclusion: The study determined that nursing students trained under the integrated education model had
better community care perceptions than those trained under the classical education model. This finding suggests
that integrated education better prepares nurses to meet community health needs, potentially improving public
health outcomes and the overall quality of healthcare services.