N-PATH
Nursing: Providing Access to Community-based Healthcare
Learn more about the N-PATH program by visiting the About page.
“An array of venues are employed to present content…[which] allows the students to work at their own pace, explore the content presented and respond to challenges that are unique to each badge.”
Sheila Haas, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago
“Students should have a clear understanding of so many new areas for their practice…all the content covered is quite comprehensive.”
Ida Androwich, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago
The N-PATH program delivered instructional content to participating students through a badging platform. Replication of the learning challenges required for earning a badge is presented on this site. You are invited to explore the instructional badge challenges and learning activities by clicking the badge icons below. The instructional badges are displayed in the sequential order that was incorporated to scaffold the learning experience for the N-PATH Scholars beginning with foundational knowledge about primary care with underserved populations. These badges were required for all N-PATH Scholars. In addition, various specialty topic badges offered students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of concepts relevant to primary care with underserved populations, such as historical trauma, or to gain insight into a particular primary care setting/population, such as the rural environment. To view the various specialty topic badges, click Specialty Topics and then click on any badge icon.
Introduction to Primary Care
Motivational Interviewing
Culturally Informed Community Nursing Practice
Self-Management Support
Interprofessional Collaboration
Care Coordination
Roles for Nursing in Telehealth
Specialty Topics
Growth
I loved this “training…” I joined PCCHNS to get more involved in primary care, but I honestly did not know what primary care meant for me as a nursing student, let alone a future nurse. VERY informative.
PCCHNS Student
Success
Thank you for all the knowledge, education, and help through this program the last four years.
~PCCHNS Graduate Student
Having impacted 100+ students in the PCCHNS program, department leaders are now working towards integrating badge content into the School of Nursing curriculum.