Christoffersen Jean
Simmons College, Boston, MA, USA.
Nurs Forum. 2010 Apr-Jun;45(2):83-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2010.00168.x.
To create, organize, and implement an international experience for students in a baccalaureate nursing program.
Returning to Nicaragua after a year, I was confronted with the loss of a friend there who had exhausted treatment options for her breast cancer. Reflecting on this and other realities of healthcare delivery provided a poignant lesson for the author and students in the realities of health care in a developing nation.
International experiences are life changing for students preparing to be nurses and enrich their professors.
International experiences stay with us well beyond the limited time we get to spend in another culture. They have the potential to inspire us to continue to work and serve in the global health community. Our experiences also solidified my commitment to return and to explore more opportunities to both teach and learn from Nicaragua's people with whom we have the privilege to work.
为本科护理专业的学生打造、组织并实施一次国际体验。
一年后回到尼加拉瓜，我面对的是一位朋友的离去，她的乳腺癌已无治疗选择。思考此事以及医疗服务的其他现实情况，为作者和学生们上了一堂关于发展中国家医疗保健现实的深刻课程。
国际体验对准备成为护士的学生而言能改变人生，也能让教授们受益。
国际体验在我们身处另一种文化的有限时间之后，仍会长久伴随我们。它们有潜力激励我们继续在全球健康领域工作和服务。我们的经历也坚定了我回去的决心，去探索更多既能教学又能向有幸共事的尼加拉瓜人民学习的机会。
