Nyiringango Gerard, Meharry Pamela, Musabwasoni Sandra Mg, Nyirazigama Alice, Rajeswaran Lakshmi
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2024 Jul 31;7(2):217-228. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v7i2.10. eCollection 2024 Jul.
International internships provide many benefits to graduate nurses, including bridging the gap between theory and practice. Yet, these internships in culturally diverse regions also present various challenges.
This study explored the experiences gained by nephrology graduate master's nurses from the University of Rwanda who attended clinical training in more advanced settings in Asia and Africa.
A qualitative design and semi-structured interview guide was employed to solicit individual opinions of nine nephrology graduate nurses who had attended international internships in India and Kenya. Content analysis was used to analyse and interpret the meaning of the textual data.
Four themes emerged from the analysis, namely Inter-professional collegiality, Cross-cultural adaptation, Challenges of the internships, and becoming a Change agent upon return to work in Rwanda.
Participants reported many positive learning experiences and some challenges. These challenges could be rectified in future internships abroad. The training bridged the theory-practice gap and increased the graduate nurses' experiences as global citizens.
国际实习为护理学研究生带来诸多益处,包括弥合理论与实践之间的差距。然而,在文化多元地区的这些实习也带来了各种挑战。
本研究探讨了卢旺达大学的肾病学护理学硕士研究生在亚洲和非洲更先进的环境中参加临床培训所获得的经验。
采用定性设计和半结构化访谈指南,征求九名在印度和肯尼亚参加过国际实习的肾病学研究生护士的个人意见。内容分析法用于分析和解释文本数据的含义。
分析得出四个主题,即跨专业合作、跨文化适应、实习挑战以及回到卢旺达工作后成为变革推动者。
参与者报告了许多积极的学习经历和一些挑战。这些挑战在未来的海外实习中可以得到纠正。这次培训弥合了理论与实践的差距,并增加了研究生护士作为全球公民的经验。