title: Teaching cardiac rhythm strip interpretation within a cross-cultural context: using Nicaraguan nurses as a model.
abstract: Critical care nurses have been interpreting rhythm strips in the United States for years, and recently this concept has become a new responsibility for critical care nurses in Nicaragua. The focus of this article is on the unique challenges encountered by a nurse educator when teaching critical care concepts to non-English-speaking critical care nurses. Using Nicaraguan nurses as a model, the author shares experiences of teaching advanced concepts to non-English-speaking nurses. The specific concept taught was rhythm strip interpretation and the potential value in nursing care practice.
authors.affiliation: Duquesne University School of Nursing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009527:Nicaragua; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology