Ambulance rides as valuable clinical experiences for community health nursing students.

Use of ambulance rides has been a very valuable learning experience for baccalaureate nursing students. It has given them an unusual opportunity to incorporate much of the knowledge they have gained from their nursing courses to plan and assist in the delivery of care for a variety of individuals and families. Because a call could involve virtually anything, it offers a unique combination of all aspects of nursing care including medical-surgical, pediatrics, obstetrics, and psychiatric nursing, as well as community health nursing.