Nurse practitioner students in Nicaragua.
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
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Education, Nursing, Graduate
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International Educational Exchange
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Nurse Practitioners
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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America do norte
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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