title: A transcultural immersion experience: implications for nursing education.
abstract: This article is a synthesis and interpretation of field work from a transcultural nursing immersion experience in Italy. The main focus of the field work was to understand the cultural influences on health systems with interpretations related to nursing education. The major recommendations of the paper include strategies for nurse educators to promote cultural competence throughout curricula by providing students with meaningful clinical experiences and addressing healthcare needs of diverse populations in the U.S. and abroad.
authors: Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Easterby
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Siebert
authors: Cynthia J
authors: CJ
authors: Woodfield
authors: Kathy
authors: K
authors: Holloway
authors: Pamela
authors: P
authors: Gilbert
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Zoucha
authors: Melanie W
authors: MW
authors: Turk
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D012384:Rome; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States