Mount Carmel College of Nursing, 127 S. Davis Ave, Columbus, OH 43222, USA.
Grant Morrow III Medical Library, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
J Prof Nurs. 2019 Jul-Aug;35(4):329-334. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.01.006. Epub 2019 Jan 25.
Cultural immersion and service learning are effective pedagogical tools to support the development of cultural competence among nursing students. An international mission trip incorporates these concepts and provides an opportunity for students to broaden their understanding and skills.
A review of the literature demonstrates a significant gap surrounding the process used to successfully plan such a trip.
Within the context of a small private college, data from an exemplar project help to identify protocols for planning a successful short-term international mission trip.
An appropriately planned short-term cultural immersion mission trip allows nurse educators and participants to achieve their personal and educational goals for the trip, while providing much-needed healthcare aid to residents and staff in impoverished and underserved areas.
文化沉浸和服务学习是支持护理学生文化能力发展的有效教学工具。国际使命之旅结合了这些概念，为学生提供了扩大理解和技能的机会。
文献回顾表明，成功规划这样一次旅行所使用的过程存在显著差距。
在一所小型私立学院的背景下，从一个范例项目中获得的数据有助于确定规划成功短期国际使命之旅的协议。
经过适当规划的短期文化沉浸使命之旅使护理教育者和参与者能够实现他们个人和教育目标，同时为贫困和服务不足地区的居民和工作人员提供急需的医疗援助。
