Purposes: Reciprocity in service learning contributes to human relatedness in nursing, particularly in elderly care and health promotion. Mutual involvement among stakeholders (including recipients, organizers, faculty, and students) during the service shapes the generic meaning of reciprocity. However, the framework specific to nursing and the corresponding comprehensive review of the literature remains lacking. This review aimed to integrate the literature to map the framework of reciprocity in service learning specific to nursing education.

Methods: A scoping review research approach was adopted and focused on literature relevant to reciprocity in service-learning of nursing students. Relevant studies were sourced from the CINHAL, PubMed, ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and ProQuest databases. Search strategies were developed in accordance with the PCC framework. Data synthesis and charting emphasized the definition, components, and roles of reciprocity in service learning.

Results: Data from 26 studies was finally synthesized after screening 452 searches. Reciprocity is commonly perceived as a collaborative pedological approach in which the experience of nursing students, the elderly in the community, and related stakeholders fuse together to utilize individual capacity in advocating community health outcomes.

Conclusion: The findings served as a reference for healthcare educators in optimizing the service-learning programme by empowering reciprocity, which maximizes the benefits in nursing students’ learning and community health simultaneously. Outlining the reciprocity framework in nursing also facilitates the service-learning collaborations of interdisciplinary healthcare professionals.

Authors:
Chun Yin Andy Chong, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong
Jasmine Cheung, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong
Wing Ki Agnes Yip, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Jasmine Cheung is an Associate Professor at Tung Wah College, Hong Kong. She is a registered nurse in Australia and in Hong Kong. Her research embraces nursing education and continuing competence in nursing practice.

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