Which of the following would be the best example of service learning?
a. Student nurses collecting gloves and coats to distribute to the homeless
b. Student nurses distributing food on plates at a "feed the hungry" site
c. Student nurses employed as nursing assistants for minimum wage on the weekends
d. Student nurses volunteering at the free clinic doing health assessments
ANS: D
Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Volunteering at a free clinic to perform health assessments is the best example of how this definition can be applied. Collecting gloves and coats and distributing food, while allowing the student to volunteer, does not allow the student to apply materials learned in the classroom. Student employment cannot be considered volunteering of services to the community.
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