Complementary knowledge sharing: Experiences of nursing students participating in an educational exchange program between Madagascar and Norway

Tjoflåt, Ingrid; Razaonandrianina, J.O.; Karlsen, Bjørg; Hansen, Britt Sætre

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.011

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“…These findings agree with the evaluation of programs with similar objectives, [1,4,8,10] and suggest that nursing programs should reinforce these types of initiatives.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…In line with Tjoflat et al, [8] this first-hand experience of peer learning and development of communication skills in multilingual and multicultural teams appear more prominent when compared to unidirectional programs.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

“…[6] As a result, health care institutions are pursuing nurses who possess the knowledge and skills to provide culturally and linguistically competent care to diverse patient populations, [4] and "cultivate leaders to enrich the nursing profession, locally and globally". [3] Over the past ten years, international exchange programs have been established to raise cultural and global awareness in nursing students, [7,8] with the goal of developing culturally competent practitioners. [9,10] These programs have become a significant pedagogy in nursing to increase students understanding of cultural competence and intercultural sensitivity.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[9,10] These programs have become a significant pedagogy in nursing to increase students understanding of cultural competence and intercultural sensitivity. [10] Common benefits of international nursing exchange programs are reported as (a) learning cultural differences, [3,4,11] building cultural competence, [5,9,10] comparing health care systems and nursing practice, [12,13] personal growth, [13,14] career development, [3,10,15] cognitive development, [9,10] transcultural adaptation, [3] understanding of population-based health care problems, [14] improvement in linguistic capabilities, [4,13] team work, [8] and developing an awareness of one's own culture, structure and practice that impact the student and the world, [9,15] and aid students in becoming better global citizens. [16] Nursing education has shifted to institutions of higher education across the globe, permitting student and faculty exchanges to become more readily obtainable.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Learning beyond expectations: Evaluation of an international nursing student exchange

Pereira¹,

Brisbois²,

Silva³

et al. 2017

JNEP

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Background/Purpose: Study abroad programs, through international exchanges in undergraduate nursing schools, are becoming common in response to a globalized world and imperative for nurses to acquire cultural awareness and related competencies. Increased recognition of exchanges exists, with limited empirical evaluation of learning outcomes. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of a short-term international exchange on Portuguese and American nursing students in respect to its influence on learning. Methods: A mixed-method research design was utilized for data collection. Online survey (demographic data and revised HPSISN tool) and focus group data collection using synchronous chat groups captured nursing student experiences and perceptions about their participation in a two-sided exchange. Results: Focus group data from sixteen nursing students (aged 20-39) delineated two major themes: 1) Expectations of the student exchange with three subthemes: a) motivations to participate, b) met versus unmet expectations, and c) beyond expectations; and, 2) Learning (how and what) with six subthemes: a) understanding cultural differences, b) recognizing a different health care system, c) reconsidering the role of the nurse, d) building team work, e) integrating theory into practice, and f) peer mutual learning. Survey data across the four dimensions: 1) Perspectives of exchange, 2) attitude toward community involvement, 3) future professional work and, 4) personal reflection exhibited students acquired personal and professional competencies that were beyond their expectations of the exchange. Conclusions: Results strongly support nursing student participation in international exchange programs develops personal growth and professional competencies that may impact future practice when caring for diverse patient populations. Universities should develop and foster global programs for student engagement.

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“…These findings agree with the evaluation of programs with similar objectives, [1,4,8,10] and suggest that nursing programs should reinforce these types of initiatives.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Learning beyond expectations: Evaluation of an international nursing student exchange

Pereira¹,

Brisbois²,

Silva³

et al. 2017

JNEP

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“…In nursing, international study programs are an important part of nurses' training, especially with the emergence of the topic of cross-cultural nursing in the literature during the 1970s and 1980s (8)(9) . Studies addressing student mobility in nursing evidence the opportunities to increase cultural competencies, cognitive abilities, personal growth and knowledge regarding nursing practices in culturally different learning environments (8)(9)(10)(11) . In addition, these studies document the effects of these programs for students, professors and for the profession (12) .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%