Ulvund Ingeborg, Mordal Elin
Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics, Bj. Bjørnsonsvei 100B, 6410 Molde, Norway.
Nurse Educ Today. 2017 Aug;55:96-100. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.05.013. Epub 2017 May 23.
Offering nursing students' international clinical placement during the educational program is one response to meet the need of cultural competence among nurses. This paper provides insight into the impact of clinical placement, in a developing country, on third year nursing students. In the study we investigated how short term international clinical placement impacted Norwegian nursing students' development of cultural competency.
In this study we utilised a qualitative descriptive design and used individual interviews with eighteen Norwegian nursing students who had all participated in an international clinical placement. The data were analysed using the principles of systematic text condensation.
In spite the international clinical placement only was four weeks, the findings suggested that real life experience culturally awakened the students and forced an ongoing process developing cultural competence. However, it is important to give students time to reflection.
Although increased cultural awareness and a growing cultural competence was identified by the students undertaking international clinical placement, further research is required. It is important to investigate the best methods to support the students' reflection such that the experiences lead to learning.
在教育项目期间为护理专业学生提供国际临床实习机会是满足护士文化能力需求的一种应对措施。本文深入探讨了在一个发展中国家进行临床实习对三年级护理专业学生的影响。在该研究中，我们调查了短期国际临床实习如何影响挪威护理专业学生文化能力的发展。
在本研究中，我们采用了定性描述性设计，并对18名参加过国际临床实习的挪威护理专业学生进行了个人访谈。数据采用系统文本浓缩原则进行分析。
尽管国际临床实习仅为期四周，但研究结果表明，现实生活经历在文化层面唤醒了学生，并促使文化能力的发展成为一个持续的过程。然而，给学生留出反思时间很重要。
尽管参加国际临床实习的学生文化意识有所提高，文化能力不断增强，但仍需进一步研究。研究支持学生反思的最佳方法，以便让这些经历促进学习，这一点很重要。
