Westerbotn Margareta, Kneck Åsa, Hovland Olav Johannes, Elrond Malene, Pedersen Ingrid, Lejonqvist Gun-Britt, Dulavik Johild, Ecklon Tove, Nilsson Inga-Lill, Sigurdardottir Árún K
Sophiahemmet University, Box 5605, 114 86 Stockholm, Sweden; Sciences Karolinska Institutet, Division of Nursing, Department of Neurolobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Sweden.
Sciences Karolinska Institutet, Division of Nursing, Department of Neurolobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Sweden; Ersta Sköndal University College, Department of Health Care, P.O. Box 11189, 10061 Stockholm, Sweden.
Nurse Educ Today. 2015 May;35(5):712-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.01.025. Epub 2015 Feb 25.
Nordic networking of different kinds has a long tradition aiming to increase collaboration and understanding between citizens in different countries. Cultural competence in relation to health care and nursing is important for clinical nurses and is a central issue in nurse education.
To gain an understanding of what nurse students experienced and learned during an intensive course in diabetes together with students and nurse educators from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands.
In 2012, an intensive course within the Nordic network, Nordkvist, was conducted in Faroe Islands with the theme "Nursing - to live a good life with diabetes". To answer the objective of the study, 26 students conducted written reflections based on two questions. The data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Through meetings with nurse students and educators from the Nordic countries the intensive course strengthened the students' identification with the nursing profession. The students gained new perspectives on diabetes, such as how complex it can be to live with a chronic illness. Because of the difficulties in understanding one another and because of different mother tongues, the students gained a better understanding of patients' vulnerability in relation to hospital jargon and how it felt to be in an unfamiliar place.
The intensive course increased the students' personal and professional growth, cross-cultural competence, and their identification with nursing. Students' understanding of health care in the Nordic countries improved as similarities and differences were recognized.
北欧各类网络交流有着悠久传统，旨在增进不同国家公民之间的合作与理解。与医疗保健及护理相关的文化能力对临床护士而言很重要，并且是护士教育中的核心问题。
了解丹麦、芬兰、冰岛、挪威、瑞典及法罗群岛的护理专业学生与学生及护士教育工作者一同参加糖尿病强化课程期间的经历和所学内容。
2012年，北欧网络Nordkvist在法罗群岛举办了主题为“护理——与糖尿病患者一起过上美好生活”的强化课程。为实现该研究目的，26名学生基于两个问题进行了书面反思。采用定性内容分析法对数据进行分析。
通过与北欧国家的护理专业学生和教育工作者交流，该强化课程增强了学生对护理专业的认同感。学生们对糖尿病有了新的认识，比如患有慢性病的生活可能会多么复杂。由于相互理解存在困难以及母语不同，学生们对患者在面对医院术语时的脆弱性以及身处陌生环境中的感受有了更深刻的理解。
该强化课程促进了学生的个人成长和职业发展、跨文化能力以及他们对护理专业的认同感。随着对北欧国家医疗保健方面异同点的认识，学生们对其理解有所提升。
