Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2005):

International immersion programs in baccalaureate nursing education: professor and student perspectives.

Full Abstract

This article presents the dual perspectives of professor and student in relation to the explicit need for nurses to become acutely conscious of cultural competence through self-awareness and how this influences nursing care. Mary Anne Levine, Professor of Nursing, discusses the development, planning, implementation, and evolution of the International Immersion Program (IIP) at Humboldt State University. The student experience, integration, and evaluation of IIP and its impact on one's professional and personal life are described by Elizabeth Perpetua, currently a practicing RN, who participated in the program in Nakhodka, Russia.

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Author information

Author/s: Levine, Mary Anne (MA); Perpetua, Elizabeth M (EM);

Affiliation: Department of Nursing at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California 95521, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of cultural diversity (J Cult Divers), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 13 (issue 1) : pp 20-6

Dates: Created 2006/05/15; Completed 2006/06/12;

PMID: 16696541, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Attitude of Health Personnel - ethnology Attitude to Health - ethnology California Clinical Competence Cultural Characteristics Cultural Diversity Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration Faculty, Nursing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans

International Educational Exchange Nursing Education Research Nursing Methodology Research Organizational Objectives Philippines - ethnology Program Development Program Evaluation Russia - ethnology Students, Nursing - psychology Transcultural Nursing - education

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