Establishment of a Short-Term Global Health Nursing Education Experience: Impact on Students’ Ways of Knowing

Background: The The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing recognizes that with the increased globalization of health care, professional nurses have to be prepared to practice in multicultural environments and must possess the skills needed to provide culturally competent car...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2015-05, Vol.54 (5), p.295-299
Main Authors: Wagner, Linda D, Christensen, Stacy E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural Competency - education
Cultural differences
Curriculum Design
Developing Countries
Education
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Global health
Global Health - education
Globalization
Health care
Humans
International Education
International Educational Exchange
Jamaica
Lifelong Learning
Nursing
Nursing education
Problem-Based Learning
Social Justice
Students
United States
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Summary:Background: The The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing recognizes that with the increased globalization of health care, professional nurses have to be prepared to practice in multicultural environments and must possess the skills needed to provide culturally competent care. Method: Thirty-five baccalaureate nursing students participated in a short-term course abroad to Jamaica over a period of 3 years. The impact of such an experience on ways of knowing was assessed in 20 participants, using a visual analog scale. Results: Students believed that the short-term course abroad experience had a positive impact on their personal knowing and that they developed an understanding of a health care system different from their own, while reflecting on issues of social justice. Conclusion: Results provide evidence of the positive impact on short-term course abroad trips on students’ ways of knowing. Critical to establishment of these experiences is evaluation of their merit through documentation of student learning outcomes. [Results provide evidence of the positive impact on short-term course abroad trips on students’ ways of knowing. Critical to establishment of these experiences is evaluation of their merit through documentation of student learning outcomes. [ J Nurs Educ. 2015;54(5):295–299.]
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20150417-09