Understanding cultural diversity through a student exchange program.
Nursing curriculum must include multicultural experiences to prepare nurses to work with the nation's ethnically diverse population. To meet this need, a pilot project was instituted between two Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs. It was hypothesized that students could develop new cultural perspectives by experiencing nursing with different ethnic groups. Two senior students from each institution were selected for the experience. The exchange program provided them with opportunities to assess and care for health problems in aggregates and families with whom they might not have had practice. The authors recommend that these types of programs be encouraged to introduce students to practice in settings and with cultures other than their own.
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D001130:Arizona; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012495:San Francisco; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*