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Nurse practitioner students in Nicaragua.
Ailinger, R L; Zamora, L; Molloy, S; Benavides, C.
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  • Ailinger RL; College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University MS:3C4, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA. railinge@gmu.ed
Clin Excell Nurse Pract ; 4(4): 240-4, 2000 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11261086
Despite the growing interest in enhancing the cultural awareness for nurse practitioner (NP) students who work with patients from the developing world, there is a dearth of reports on such experiences. This report describes the clinical experiences of NP students from George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) during an intensive 2 weeks in Nicaragua in their final semester, accompanied by an NP faculty member. The program was planned and implemented in collaboration with the Universidad Politecnica de Nicaragua School of Nursing (Managua, Nicaragua). The students' clinical experiences included working in a Health Post and an impoverished community. Students learned to manage clinical problems using minimal resources and acquired an appreciation for the cultural, political, and economic situations from which many of their patients in the United States originate. Recommendations for establishing this type of experience are included.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Students, Nursing / Transcultural Nursing / Education, Nursing, Graduate / International Educational Exchange / Nurse Practitioners Type of study: Evaluation_studies / Guideline Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America central / America do norte / Nicaragua Language: En Journal: Clin Excell Nurse Pract Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM Year: 2000 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Students, Nursing / Transcultural Nursing / Education, Nursing, Graduate / International Educational Exchange / Nurse Practitioners Type of study: Evaluation_studies / Guideline Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America central / America do norte / Nicaragua Language: En Journal: Clin Excell Nurse Pract Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM Year: 2000 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States