Nursing student and faculty perceptions of reciprocity during international clinical learning experiences: A qualitative descriptive study.

BACKGROUND: Exposure of nursing students to global health care systems and cultures that are vastly different from which they are accustomed allow them to gain a unique perspective of our global village. A plethora of research has studied the lived experiences of visiting students during international clinical placements. Many studies have noted a multitude of benefits for visiting students. However, very little research examined the perspectives of host participants. OBJECTIVES: This study explores both visiting and host students and faculty's perceptions of reciprocity during international learning experiences. DESIGN: A qualitative descriptive design was utilised. SETTING: Intercultural collaboration between visiting and host participants occurred over a two week clinical learning experience in a regional hospital in Jamaica. PARTICIPANTS: Ten third year undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing students and two faculty from Canada engaged in clinical learning experiences with twelve fourth year host nursing students and three faculty from Jamaica. METHOD: Visiting students submitted reflective papers, participated in interviews, and a focus group two months later. Two separate focus groups were held to gather data from the hosting students and faculty. All data was analysed using thematic analysis for recurring themes. RESULTS: The findings of this study show that both host and visiting students and faculty mutually gain benefits from intercultural exchange and collaboration. Reciprocity was noted in experiential knowledge acquisition, cultural awareness from educational and professional perspectives, and personal and professional transformative learning. Although notable differences from contrasting health care worlds were identified, the recognition of similarities and opportunities for transformative learning greatly outweighed the differences. CONCLUSION: There are reciprocal benefits to be gained in nursing education for visiting and host participants through the development of collaborative international partnerships. More research is required to further explore mutuality for students and faculty from different countries.

Ensinar-aprender a cuidar de feridas: experiência de enfermeiras estagiárias docentes / Teaching-learning wound care: the experience of trainee teachers of nursing / Enseñar-aprender a cuidar de heridas: experiencia de enfermeras en prácticas docentes

A realização de estágio docência é um quesito instituído para bolsistas da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior e Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Este texto objetiva narrar a experiência de ensinar-aprender a cuidar de feridas, vivenciada por quatro pós-graduandas de enfermagem durante a realização de seus estágios docência, em uma instituição pública de ensino superior do sul do Brasil. O estágio ocorreu de agosto a dezembro de 2010 e foi desenvolvido na disciplina de Fundamentos para o Cuidado Profissional do curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da mesma universidade. Considerou-se como um momento importante de aprendizagem nos contextos tutoria em sala de aula, prática em laboratório de enfermagem e em hospital onde o ensinar e aprender estiveram intimamente relacionados. A experiência proporcionou a ampliação dos olhares para a formação em enfermagem...

The carrying out of a teaching placement is a requirement for scholarship students of the Coordination for Perfection of Higher Education Staff and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. This text aims to relate the experience of teaching-learning wound care, as experienced by four post-graduate students during their teaching placements, in a public higher education institution in the South of Brazil. The placement took place from August to December 2010 in the Basics of Professional Care course, part of the same university's undergraduate nursing course. It was considered an important learning stage in the contexts tutorship in the classroom, and laboratory and hospital practice, where teaching and learning are very closely linked. The experience permitted a widening of understanding concerning nursing training....

La realización de prácticas de docencia es un requisito instituido para becarios de la Coordinación de Perfeccionamiento de Personal de Nivel Superior y Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico. Este texto objetiva narrar la experiencia de enseñar-aprender a cuidar de heridas, vivida por cuatro posgraduandas de enfermería durante la realización de sus prácticas de docencia, en una institución pública de enseñanza superior del sur de Brasil. Las prácticas ocurrieron de agosto a diciembre de 2010 y fueon desarrolladas en la disciplina de Fundamentos para el Cuidado Profesional del curso de Graduación en enfermería de la misma universidad. Se consideró un momento importante de aprendizaje en los contextos tutoría en aula de clase, práctica en laboratorio de enfermería y en hospital donde el enseñar y aprender estuvieron relacionados de modo íntimo. La experiencia ha proporcionado más atención para la formación en enfermería...