Multicultural healthcare: a transatlantic project.
Healthcare is increasingly multicultural, posing a challenge for nurse educators in both Europe and the United States. Nursing education faculties are responding to the challenge of internationalization, for instance, by participating in international student exchange projects to foster students' intercultural competence. The authors describe an educational model constructed during a transatlantic project between European and American universities. The benefits of the project from the Finnish partner's perspective are also reported.
Koskinen
Liisa
L
Savonia University of Applied Sciences, PO Box 1028, 70111 Kuopio, Finland. liisa.koskinen@savonia-amk.fi
Jokinen
Pirkko
P
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005387:Finland; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States