Peruvian immersion course teaches cultural competence

Department

Nursing

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Nursing

Abstract

GLOBAL HEALTH perspectives allow students to witness how health disparities affect various patient populations. Participating in a health service immersion trip allows students to make a difference while experiencing a new culture firsthand. Studies have found that these experiences can boost students' confidence, self-awareness, cultural competency, and self-efficacy when caring for patients from another culture.1 Health service immersion trips have also been found to help students gain a better understanding and respect for the availability of food and other resources that can lead to cultural norms and traditions.2 Implementing active learning through study abroad and service learning experiences encourages student action and improves cultural awareness and self-reflection as an effective way to address global healthcare concepts in nursing education.3,4 This article explores the cultural competency benefits of a credit-bearing community health educational experience in Peru run through collaborative efforts of The College at Brockport and Sacred Valley Health.

First Page

13

Last Page

14

DOI

10.1097/01.NURSE.0000532759.87236.9e

Volume

48

Issue

6

Publication Date

6-1-2018

Medical Subject Headings

Community Health Nursing (education); Cultural Competency (education); Curriculum; Education, Nursing (organization & administration); Humans; International Educational Exchange; Nursing Education Research; Nursing Evaluation Research; Peru; Problem-Based Learning; Students, Nursing (psychology)

PubMed ID

29794623

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