title: Leading a study-abroad group of nursing students in Nicaragua: a first-timer's account.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Readiness to lead a study-abroad group of nursing students in Nicaragua.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Given the abundance of study-abroad programs now offered in colleges and universities, this first-hand account of a nursing faculty member's decision to bring a group of nursing students to Nicaragua may help other nursing faculty members considering taking on a similar challenge.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author shares her thoughts and worries before agreeing to lead the 2-week trip. She then describes the day-to-day experience of being in Nicaragua with her students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the end, the rewards of the experience won over both this professor and her student nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Simmons College, Boston, MA 02115, USA. jean.christoffersen@simmons.edu
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Christoffersen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009527:Nicaragua; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education; D014195:Travel / Q000523:psychology