Challenges and benefits of international clinical placements in public health nursing

Nurse Educator

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Sloand, Elizabeth ^a   Bower, Kelly ^a   Groves, Sara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BALTIMORE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 37349087457     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000299493.00249.2d     Document Type: Review

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