Faculty of Nursing, 1 Georgian Drive, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9, Canada.
School of Nursing, Gl. Struervej 1, Via University College, Holstebro DK-7500, Denmark.
Nurse Educ Today. 2019 May;76:228-233. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.02.006. Epub 2019 Feb 22.
Providing intercultural learning experiences that assist students to develop cultural awareness and culturally safe nursing care is an important part of nursing education in Canada and Denmark. However, providing opportunities for students to study and travel to another country can be challenging given the strict requirements to meet entry-to-practice competencies and the timing of clinical placement courses. In an attempt to increase opportunities for students, an innovative strategy called Globally Networked Learning (GNL) that uses the internet and social media, was developed to enable Canadian and Danish nursing students to collaborate and complete a clinically oriented assignment.
This study aims to explore three research questions. What are the students' experiences with GNL? How did GNL influence understanding of how culture, nursing care and health systems influence health outcomes? Can GNL support students to develop a global understanding of health and nursing?
A qualitative study was conducted to explore the students' experiences and learning from their participation in GNL.
A school of nursing in Canada and one in Denmark were used as sites for this study, although the collaborative learning experience occurred online.
In total, 24 BScN nursing students completed GNL projects (12 from Canada and 12 from Denmark) and 15 students (six Canadian and nine Danish) participated in this study.
Students reported very positive experiences with using GNL to complete an assignment that was structured to support inter-cultural learning. Completing the GNL assignment enhanced students' understanding of the global reach of nursing, how culture influences nursing practice and how considering cultural differences enabled them to learn from each other to improve their nursing practice at home.
GNL is a promising education strategy and plans for expanding GNL in nursing education are proposed.
提供跨文化学习体验，帮助学生培养文化意识和文化安全护理，是加拿大和丹麦护理教育的重要组成部分。然而，由于满足实践能力进入要求和临床实习课程时间安排的严格限制，为学生提供到另一个国家学习和旅行的机会具有挑战性。为了增加学生的机会，开发了一种名为全球网络化学习（GNL）的创新策略，该策略利用互联网和社交媒体，使加拿大和丹麦的护理学生能够合作完成以临床为导向的作业。
本研究旨在探讨三个研究问题。学生对 GNL 的体验是什么？GNL 如何影响对文化、护理和卫生系统如何影响健康结果的理解？GNL 能否支持学生培养对健康和护理的全球理解？
进行了一项定性研究，以探讨学生参与 GNL 的经验和学习。
加拿大和丹麦的一所护理学校被用作该研究的地点，尽管合作学习体验是在线进行的。
共有 24 名 BScN 护理学生完成了 GNL 项目（加拿大 12 名，丹麦 12 名），15 名学生（加拿大 6 名，丹麦 9 名）参与了这项研究。
学生报告说，使用 GNL 完成结构上支持跨文化学习的作业的体验非常积极。完成 GNL 作业增强了学生对护理的全球影响力、文化如何影响护理实践以及考虑文化差异如何使他们相互学习以提高他们在国内的护理实践的理解。
GNL 是一种有前途的教育策略，并提出了在护理教育中扩展 GNL 的计划。
