Learning-by-Teaching and Service Learning to Promote Bleeding Control Education: An Academic-Community Partnership.

Background: Stop the Bleed is a free 1-hour class that teaches laypersons to identify and treat life-threatening bleeding. The training requires a 1:10 instructor-to-participant ratio, which creates a resource drain on volunteer instructors. Nursing students are eligible to assist instructors.

Problem: Our State Legislature mandated that public schools equip themselves with bleeding control kits resulting in thousands of school staff needing training.

Approach: Our nursing school used a service learning model to aid schools. Nursing students coordinated the program, and student learning occurred through a learning-by-teaching strategy.

Outcomes: We trained 656 community members, taught in 5 counties, and students received 320 clinical hours. If not for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), numbers would have been doubled. We developed a sustainable relationship with school nurses. Students rated the program highly with respect to meeting course objectives and preparation for professional practice.

Conclusions: The program met its goals and will continue.