Fostering Cultural Competence in Nursing Students Through International Service Immersion Experiences.

Cathy Dyches Angela Haynes-Ferere Twilla Haynes

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Cathy Dyches, PhD, RN, is an associate professor and assistant dean of the Athens campus at Augusta University, Athens, Georgia. She primarily teaches BSN and Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) students and focuses on educational research and clinical decision making. Angela Haynes-Ferere, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, MPH, is on faculty at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. She focuses on access to care locally and globally, consults for public health, and is a board member of Eternal Hope in Haiti. Twilla Haynes, JD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN, was a faculty mentor for students attending the Haiti trip. She focuses on public health locally and globally and is president of Eternal Hope in Haiti.

Published: April 2019

Using an ethnographical case study method, faculty members examined senior nursing students' experiences and learning during a cultural immersion service-learning trip in Haiti. Pediatric care was emphasized, as well as cultural awareness and competency. Following thematic analysis, students' guided reflections revealed common themes: knowledge and skills, culture, healthcare, and challenges and opportunities. Students also reported improved cultural understanding and self-perception.

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