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By Mary Ellen T. Miller, PhD, RN, APHN-BC
Maureen E. Leonardo MN, FNP-BC, CNE
Lenore K. Resick PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Cheryl Thompson RN, DNP, ACNS-BC
Nancy Rothman, PhD, RN
Andrea L. Mengel, PhD, RN
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It is feasible to incorporate this
content into didactic education.
However, clinical practice sites
focusing on wellness rather than
illness are limited due to predomi-
nate illness care reimbursement
structures in the U.S. healthcare
system. This current reimburse-
ment structure results in an
inadequate number of wellness-
focused clinical sites and regis-
tered nurses who practice in this
wellness model.
To develop these competen-
cies, several schools of nursing
in Pennsylvania have identified
nurse-led wellness centers (NL-
WCs) as a innovative clinical
practice setting to provide mean-
ingful student clinical experi-
ence. This article describes how
nurse-led wellness models of care
for baccalaureate (BSN) nursing
students clinical experiences meet
critical wellness competencies.
This article highlights requisite
collaboration to support success-
ful nurse-led wellness models pro-
viding BSN students with clinical
practice experience.
NLWCs
Nurse-led wellness centers are a
subset of nurse-led health clinics
(NLHC), which are academic- or
community-based health centers.
In these settings, primary care
services are provided by nurse
practitioners. NLHC: operate un-
der a nurse-led model of care; are
community based; provide service
to medically underserved and vul-
nerable population groups; and
include oversight by advanced
practice nurses (Hansen-Turton,
2005; Holt, Zabler, & Baisch,
2014; Resick, Miller, & Leon-
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