Challenges and benefits of international clinical placements in public health nursing.
International clinical placements offer interested nursing students unique opportunities for development of nursing expertise and cultural competence skills. The authors review the professional literature regarding nursing student experiences in international sites, describe the development of international clinical sites in a required baccalaureate public health nursing course, and summarize challenges and benefits of the program.
Sloand
Elizabeth
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21212, USA. bsloand@son.jhmi.edu
Bower
Kelly
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Groves
Sara
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015142:Baltimore; D002983:Clinical Competence; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003479:Curriculum; D003906:Developing Countries; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D017145:Models, Educational; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education