IDI Heart And Diabetes Institute: Case Study

Baker IDI heart and Diabetes Institute is the Primary healthcare facility which helps to maintain the health and well being of each individual in the community. This essay is focused on the services provided by Bakers IDI and describes the importance of service learning to the Nursing students. It also explains the aims and benefits of service learning to nursing students.

Bakers IDI is one of the leading Diabetes and Heart institute of Australia which has the mission of reducing disability from cardiovascular disease, Diabetes and other related disorder. In order to maintain diabetes and heart conditions the services like: weight Assessment and management service, Preventive medicine approach, Community service, Preventive health brochure and training facility to different clinician are provided by this institute. It also has the collaboration with different countries like; Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji, India and Vietnam for prevention of heart disease and diabetes projects. This Institute also has special focus on Indigenous Australians.

Besides providing services to prevent the heart conditions and Diabetes the Bakers IDI also helps in promoting the health and well being of the individual, community and families which is one of the principle of primary healthcare as stated by McMurray and
The main aim of service learning for nursing students is to improve their ability to provide person centred care as stated by Dempsey, French, Hillege and Wilson (2009). Service learning enables the students to actually be in the field and learn how the culturally appropriate care is provided as stated by Roxanne Amerson (2010). It also develops the critical thinking skill and reflection skill of each individual student. Service learning also helps in developing the communication, collaboration and leadership skill of an