title: Planning and executing a global health experience for undergraduate nursing students: A comprehensive guide to creating global citizens.
abstract: The preparation of future baccalaureate-prepared nurses will require undergraduate students to have both cultural awareness and global or international health competencies in order to meet the increasingly complex health care needs of a diverse community. Additionally, the nursing accrediting bodies have identified global healthcare as an area of core knowledge for clinical nurses. In order to meet the workforce needs, and provide global education of the undergraduate student body, we designed an international clinical experience within the undergraduate Community/Population Health course. The purpose of this article is to provide a guide for faculty in the planning, infrastructure needs, and implementation of a global clinical experience for undergraduate nursing students, in the context of the United States with addressing university concerns for student safety and security while abroad.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Nursing, USA. Electronic address: cvisovsk@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Visovsky
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGhee
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dominic
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morrison-Beedy
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D038622:Internationality; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education; D014481:United States
keywords: Global health; Nursing; Students