Healthcare workforce development through an international workshop series: nursing care of older adults.
A critical need exists to educate the international healthcare workforce on the care of the older adult. This article describes an interdisciplinary program to address the nursing needs of older adults via a series of workshops in Russia. Strategies to bridge international healthcare and educational cultures are demonstrated. Implications for international workforce development, such as establishing collaborative partnerships, creating culturally appropriate materials, and modeling active learning strategies, are discussed.
Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR 97213, USA. mary.schoessler@providence.org
Mary Theresa
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Schoessler
Catherine
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Van Son
Judith W
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Overall
Yordanka
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Koleva
Irina
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Ostrovskaya
Dedre
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Marriott
Mariya
M
Surma
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male