UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Corner North Terrace and Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Prideaux Health Professions Education, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Mar;52:103027. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103027. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
Globally, education continues to diversify, with a growing body of literature that describes the experiences of international higher education students. While the research includes representation from the health sciences, nursing and midwifery programs are underrepresented; understanding the experiences of international students therein may assist in determining whether discipline-specific teaching, learning and support is required. This review aims to summarise international nursing and midwifery students' perceptions of challenge and enablement when undertaking an undergraduate or baccalaureate program. A total of 408 articles were identified and after duplicates were removed and inclusion/exclusion criteria applied, eight primary studies were included. No papers were identified that reported on the experiences of international midwifery students. For international nursing students, five themes emerged: language and culture, isolation and segregation, teaching and learning, services and support, and resilience and growth. This review concludes that the available data both affirms the existing body of knowledge around international students and illuminates unique challenges and opportunities for nursing students undertaking clinical placements. There is a need for increased language and peer support, socialisation and specially educated support staff. Research is required to identify best practice in teaching methodology for an increasingly diverse cohort and importantly, to provide a midwifery perspective.
全球范围内，教育继续呈现多元化发展，越来越多的文献描述了国际高等教育学生的经历。虽然研究中包括了来自健康科学的代表性内容，但护理和助产学课程的代表性不足；了解国际学生在这些课程中的经历，可能有助于确定是否需要针对特定学科的教学、学习和支持。本综述旨在总结国际护理和助产学学生在攻读本科或学士学位课程时对挑战和赋权的看法。共确定了 408 篇文章，在去除重复项并应用纳入/排除标准后，纳入了 8 项主要研究。没有发现报告国际助产学学生经历的论文。对于国际护理学生，出现了五个主题：语言和文化、孤立和隔离、教学和学习、服务和支持以及适应力和成长。本综述得出结论，现有数据既证实了国际学生的现有知识体系，也为护理学生进行临床实习带来了独特的挑战和机遇。需要增加语言和同伴支持、社交活动以及专门的教育支持人员。需要进行研究，以确定针对日益多样化的学生群体的最佳教学方法，并提供助产士的视角。
