ABSTRACT
Professional nurses are challenged by the increasing complexity of their own healthcare delivery systems and by the growing interconnectivity of healthcare systems worldwide. There are increasing calls for practice across boundaries; however, the role and scope of nursing practice within individual countries are often unclear, ill-defined, and misunderstood by nurses from other countries. In this collaborative educational project among six schools of nursing located in Canada, México, and the United States, nursing students and faculty are exploring the role of the nurse within each country's healthcare system while striving to develop their multicultural awareness. Participating faculty describe the process, challenges, and keys to success found in creating and living this international project. They share strategies for addressing challenges, which included meeting deadlines, time differences, differing academic schedules, writing joint documents in two languages, designing and presenting a shared course, and creating an exchange process between the six partner schools. They describe the evolution of their working relationships, the language challenges, and the joy of coming together as newfound colleagues and friends.
Subject(s)
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/organization & administration , International Educational Exchange , Nurse's Role , Transcultural Nursing/education , Attitude of Health Personnel , Attitude to Health/ethnology , Canada , Communication Barriers , Cooperative Behavior , Cultural Diversity , Faculty, Nursing/organization & administration , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Mexico , Nursing Education Research , Professional Autonomy , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Schools, Nursing/organization & administration , Students, Nursing/psychology , Transcultural Nursing/organization & administration , United StatesABSTRACT
El propósito de este estudio fue definir las capacidades especializadas de autocuidado del paciente diabético tipo 2 a partir de lo que ellos expresan sobre el cuidado de su enfermedad. Los sujetos de estudio fueron ocho diabéticos: seis hombres y dos mujeres, con edad promedio de 53,6 años; escolaridad de 13,5 años, y provenientes de tres estratos socioeconómicos diferentes. El método utilizado fue el de entrevista de preguntas abiertas a partir de cuestiones sobre el cuidado de la diabetes. La información se analizó con la técnica análisis de contenido. Los resultados mostraron acciones de autocuidado relacionadas con la condición de diabético, con el tratamiento y sus efectos, y con cambios de hábitos y actitudes. Las capacidades especializadas necesarias son de tipo físico, mental, emocional y de orientación. Estas categorías corresponden con el modelo presentado por Backscheider y pueden ser utilizados como marco de referencia al elaborar programas educativos en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2.
