Review of maternity and child internship program for male nursing students based on service based learning approach:Report an experience

Now, with the spread of knowledge, the prevalence of some emerging diseases, and the removal of knowledge boundaries and changes in the level of knowledge and culture of people in society, changes to health education programs are required based on community needs. One of the important missions of healthcare institutes is to respond to community expectations and provide educational services based on the needs of learners. In this regard, changes in community-based education programs are essential. The community education approach emphasizes the increasing of education in society as a learning environment in the curriculum of health sciences students, especially nursing students. So that students experience real learning experiences related to educational goals and community-based services based on educational programs and practical application of their learning in real-world environments. So, the aim of this study is report of an experience of revising a maternity and child internship nursing students program according on a service-based education approach.