Expanding worldview: Australian nursing students' experience of cultural immersion in India

L. Charles, H.J. Maltby, S.E. Abrams, J. Shea, Gabrielle Brand, Pam Nicol

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    Abstract

    © eContent Management Pty Ltd. Increasing cultural diversity and a sense of global community has necessitated the introduction of cultural competence in the education of health care providers. Some institutions have utilised cultural immersion programmes to address this need of cultural competence. Studies have not yet described what this experience is for Australian nursing students. The purpose of this study is to describe the immersion experience of a group of senior Australian nursing students who participated in a 5-week cultural immersion programme in India.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)67-75
    JournalContemporary Nurse
    Volume48
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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