Registered Nurse Internship Program

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

The San Bernardino County Department of Aging and Adult Service-Public Guardian (DAAS-PG) is an agency dedicated to helping seniors and at-risk individuals to improve or maintain choice, independence, and quality of life. DAAS-PG employs Registered Nurses (RNs) to provide services to its clients, including conducting home visits, checking vital signs, and providing outreach and education. In 2018, DAAS-PG partnered with Loma Linda University (LLU), a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational health sciences university which compromises eight schools and the Faculty of Graduate Studies, including the Registered Nursing program, to implement the DAAS-PG Registered Nurse Internship Program. The internship program was designed to promote and provide experience to RN students at LLU by offering limited hands-on nursing experience to DAAS-PG clients. Through this program, LLU students work side-by-side with San Bernardino County RNs to observe and perform supportive activities for DAAS-PG seniors and at-risk clients. This collaborative effort provides student interns with valuable exposure to the unique aspects of working with adult and aging populations while providing assistance to DAAS-PG professionals in caring for this population.