For undergraduate nursing students, early learning experiences oftenfocus on caring for individuals in the traditional nursing role of expert helper. Developing the knowledge and skills to work collaboratively with families presents a challenge for nursing students andforfaculty who structure their learning experiences. Using the Developmental Health Model as a theoretical base, educational approaches to assist students to make the cognitive and behavioral shifts from individual to family and from expert to collaborator are described.
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