title: Encouraging collaborative learning among culturally diverse students.
abstract: With the dramatic increase in the number of foreign-born residents in many U.S. communities, it is increasingly important that nursing education address the requirements of culturally competent care, The author describes the experience of establishing a teaching and learning environment to foster this concept. The setting was a health assessment course with students from 13 countries of origin. Emphasis is placed on effective teaching strategies, student contributions to the process, and the challenges that remain.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. kgaffney@gmu.edu
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Gaffney
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012945:Social Values; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014768:Virginia