title: A collaborative approach to expand clinical experiences and cultural awareness among undergraduate nursing students.
abstract: Nurse educators are constantly seeking opportunities to expose undergraduate students to different cultures. This requirement is essential to prepare tomorrow's nursing professionals to practice culturally component care in diverse health care environments. This article describes a unique collaborative experience between the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and the Miami Children's Hospital that offers senior baccalaureate students the opportunity to complete one term of clinical experience in a culturally diverse health care facility.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, PA 15261, USA. rho100@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Rosemary L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Patricia R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Messmer
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hill-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Dania
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vazquez
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011231:Preceptorship; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods