%0 Journal Article
%T Utilizing Service-Learning to Promote a Value Based Professional Nursing  Curriculum
%A Catherine P. Corrigan
%A Andrea N. Kwasky
%J Creative Education
%P 1848-1855
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2014.521206
%X This article will discuss the unique way in which nursing education at one Catholic University is distinctively value-driven with a focus on the meaning of Mercy and Jesuit traditions and how these philosophies translate into professional nursing practice. An innovative approach to a value-driven education that incorporates the philosophy of the Mercy and Jesuit traditions in a professional nursing role is fostered with the teachings of Catherine McAuley and Ignatius Loyola and infused through the act of service-learning and reflection on the service-learning experience. Nursing students are educated from a perspective of historical tradition, spirituality, social justice, reflective thinking and a value-centered professional education, enriching their self-awareness toward the development of leadership behaviors. Linking the service-learning experience to nursing concepts within the Mercy and Jesuit traditions has demonstrated a deep sense of self-awareness, a high level of understanding of caring and the concept of nurses as leaders amongst the students at our university.
%K Service-Learning
%K Mercy
%K Jesuit
%K Self-Awareness
%K Leadership
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51766