Education, adaptation, and orientation of Korean nurses in a U.S. healthcare system.
With the influx of foreign nurses into the U.S. healthcare system, a process of educating and orienting Korean nurses has been developed through a unique partnership between a small Christian university and a large faith-based hospital system in the northeast. The authors describe best practices incorporated by the partnership to ensure a seamless educational and orientation experience.
Boylston
Mary T
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Department of Nursing, Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, USA. mboylsto@eastern.edu
Burnett
Irene
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D019985:Benchmarking; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States