title: Educating international nurses: curricular innovation through a bachelor of science in nursing bridging program.
abstract: A curricular innovation was designed to provide internationally educated nurses with access to nursing licensure and employment. Through a program that includes professionally relevant English language support, mentorship, academic upgrading, workplace experiences, and clinical skills support, a mechanism has been created for internationally educated nurses to earn a bachelor of science in nursing degree and overcome barriers to practicing their profession.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. scoffey@yorku.ca
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coffey
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009864:Ontario; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation