Robert Hanks, PhD, RN

For Faculty

Clinical Assistant Professor
Nursing
School of Nursing

UT Arlington Faculty

Dr. Hanks is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch with a BSN, MSN, and PhD. Robert has published several articles on advocacy including an explanatory model for nurses titled: The Sphere of Nursing Advocacy. In addition, he has published a concept analysis Barriers to Nursing Advocacy: A Concept Analysis and results from a pilot qualitative study The Lived Experience of Nursing Advocacy: A Descriptive Pilot Study. His dissertation research includes testing of an author developed instrument Protective Nurse Advocacy Scale to measure protective nursing advocacy among nurses. His ongoing research includes social advocacy and community health nursing.

Service Learning Class

N4462 Community Health Nursing

Course Description: Integrates knowledge from nursing theory and public health science in assessing health care needs of aggregates, communities, and society.

Academic Outcomes

Apply core professional values (health promotion, prevention of illness and injury, partnership, respect for the environment, respect for diversity, and advocacy) and roles within CHN/PHN.
Demonstrate knowledge of culture, environmental health, and health care access in CHN.
Perform a community assessment for a target population.
Collaborate with a community health nurse/professional in a community agency that serves a selected target pop.
Integrate assessment findings, theory and research in the delivery of care to a selected target population.
Develop a method of evaluation for community nursing interventions.

Service Learning Project

Community Intervention-Specific project title is clinical site specific

Description

Each student will develop a community health related intervention based on a community assessment, diagnosis, and agency approval that will benefit the agency and community using service learning.

Teams and responsibilities and Partners

Community Health Nursing Faculty Team Members and Agency Preceptors

Agencies Utilized

Agape Clinic
AISD
APS
CPS
Dallas County
DISD
FWISD
GPISD
IISD
JPS Clinics
MISD
Nelson Tebedo Clinic
Radiant Home Care
Texas Instruments
Universal Hospice
UTSW Parish Nursing
Vitas Hospice

Product/Result

Product result is highly dependent on agency/community need and/or request. Past products have included:
Brochures/Pamphlets
Electronic Media for Health Education
Health Fairs
Live Presentations
Online Presentations

* Essential elements of Service Learning are academic rigor, civic engagement, and personal development.