International nursing students: a phenomenological perspective

Allied healthcare undergraduate education: international students at the clinical interface

“…The use of non-verbal communication to ease the passage of the student into the role of practising clinician is highlighted (Green et al 2008;Pross 2003;Sanner, Wilson, and Samson 2002). Communication was a theme common to Treloar et al 's (2000) study of international medical students at an Australian university; they found that students' communication issues were compounded by strong local accents.…”

Experiences of intensive care nurses assessing sedation/agitation in critically ill patients

“…Pross (2005) describes themes as being a world of meanings that people actually live through. After much working and restructuring by thematic content analysis, the emerging categories were condensed into three major themes and eight subthemes (Table 3).…”

Defining Preparation and Preparedness for Nursing Study Abroad Trips

“…• Culture in general (Pross 2005 • Encouraged to be culturally aware/sensitive (Mill et al 2005) • Students travelled halfway to host location, stopping in Geneva for more preparation training which was thought to have had more similarities to the students' home culture, providing a more gentle entry into host location (Ferranto 2013) • Cultural similarities/differences (Goldberg, Brancato 1998) • Culture of time in host location (Delpech 2013) • Dealing with culture shock (Currier et al 2000) Requirements for students…”

“…• Students learn basic language skills (Ferranto 2013, Pross 2005, Currier et al 2000, Mill et al 2005 • Students compose learning contract (Shailer 1997) • Students compose curriculum vitae (Ter Maten, Garcia-Maas 2009)…”

“…• Students compose learning objectives (Wright 2010, Currier et al 2000 • Students compose reflective journals (Delpech 2013, Mill et al 2005 • Students complete cultural assessment (Mill et al 2005) o Culture General Assimilator tool and cross-cultural sensitizer (Ferranto 2013) • Create educational materials for host location (Pross 2005) Topics discussed…”