The CARE Case Study Method: teaching public health nursing

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The CARE Case Study Methodteaching public
health nursing

• Emily C. Schlenker, PsyD, RN, CHN
• Cindy Sullivan Kerber, PhD, APRN, BC

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C. A. R. E.

• Case Study
• Application
• Research
• Evaluation

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Reasons

• Goals
• Teaching method
• Analyze and interpret findings
• Promote critical thinking
• Enduring understandings

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How to

• Current examples to apply to practice
• Bird flu
• Malaria
• TB
• C
• A
• R
• E

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Conclusions

• Lively discussion
• Problem solving
• Improved test scores
• Improved evaluations of faculty