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Internationalisation of the Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) curriculum
Carol Paisley, Chloe Clayton,
Alison Hobden, Julie Crane
Aim of the session
• To outline how we include internationalisation within the undergraduate nursing curriculum
• Discuss the opportunities for an elective placement within the undergraduate nursing curriculum
• Share the experiences of our students who undertook global health elective placements in their programme
Background
• Programme due for re-validation in 2009• Increasingly asked by students at interview whether
we offer an international placement• ‘Internationalisation’ a key part of the University’s
strategy• Opportunity to combine student and University
requests
What we wanted
• For the placement to be an integral part of the programme
• For students to be able to use experiences of the placement during the rest of their programme
• All students to be involved in the ‘elective’
Integration with the programme
Core Themes Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Physiology Biopsychosocial
approaches to care
Clinical Skills
Communication Skills
Research
Health Promotion
Internationalisation
Professional Practice
Communication Skills
Fundamentals of Nursing
Clinical Care
Complex Care
Professional Leadership
Clinical Care Management
Evidence Based Practice
Clinical Care
Practice of Caring
Dissertation
Public Health
Behavioural Sciences
Integration with the programme: Global Health Elective Placement
•2010• 18 students remained in Liverpool• 4 went elsewhere in the UK• 14 went overseas
•2011•14 students remaining in Liverpool• 17 going elsewhere in the UK•13 going overseas
Cohort 2009 Year 2 – Adult Branch
Prog. Wk
Date Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
53 27.09.10
Semester 1 6 weeks
54 04.10.10 55 11.10.10 56 18.10.10 57 25.10.10 58 01.11.10 59 08.11.10 60 15.11.10
Practice Placement 5 Medical/ surgical/
long term conditions 6 weeks
61 22.11.10 62 29.11.10 63 06.12.10 64 13.12.10 65 20.12.10
Holiday 3 weeks
66 29.12.10 67 03.01.11 68 10.01.11 Revision Week 69 17.01.11
Assessment Weeks 70 24.01.11 71 31.01.11
Semester 2 6 weeks
72 07.02.11 73 14.02.11 74 21.02.11 75 28.02.11 76 07.03.11 77 14.03.11
Practice Placement 6 Medical/ surgical/
long term conditions 6 weeks
78 21.03.11 79 28.03.11 80 04.04.11 81 11.04.11 82 18.04.11 83 25.04.11 Portfolio Week 84 02.05.11 Holiday
2 weeks 85 09.05.11 86 16.05.11 Revision Week 87 23.05.11
Assessment Weeks 88 30.05.11 89 06.06.11 Holiday 90 13.06.11 Elective Prep 91 20.06.11
Practice Placement 7 Global Health Elective
4 weeks
92 27.06.11 93 04.07.11 94 11.07.11 95 18.07.11
Holiday 3 weeks 96 25.07.11
97 01.08.11 98 08.08.11
Practice Placement 8 Medical/ surgical
long term conditions
99 15.08.11 100 22.08.11 101 29.08.11 102 05.09.11 103 12.09.11 104 19.09.11 Holiday
Carol Paisley
• India has a population of 1.1 billion• 26% of the population live below the poverty line• Life expectancy is 63 years old for men and 66 years old for women• More than one third of women and 47% of children are undernourished• Over 2.4 million children under five years old die each year (one quarter of the world’s global child mortality)• 64.8% of Indians are illiterate
Information from the World Health Organisation Country Co-operation Strategy 2006-2011
(WHO, 2006)
In Dehradun, Northern India:
Population: 447,808 (Government of India, 2001)
10% of the population is under 10 years old
Literacy rate is 77%
• Learn how social and cultural factors impact on health in India
• Learn about the education process for nurses and the attitude towards nursing in India
• Increase my knowledge of the Indian healthcare system and its structure
• Learnt about disability services in India• Worked alongside the MDT contributing towards assessments and reviews• Worked with the NGO Doctor to educate parents about the aetiology of their child’s condition and services available to help them
Week One at the Latika Roy Foundation
Week Two at Rewati Nursing HomePrivate Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Clinical skills – assisted with deliveries, caesareans, medications administration and ultrasounds• Learnt about the healthcare system in India and importance of private and public facilities• Learnt about culturally specific healthcare problems such as female foeticide
Weeks Three and Four at Herbertpur Christian Mission Hospital
•100 bed hospital in the foothills of the Himalayas•Practised plenty of clinical skills!•Observed how environmental factors contribute to health and illness•Realised the importance of cultural sensitivity in nursing care•Developed an understanding of the health inequalities which occur in this region
What did I learn?
• Improved nursing knowledge• Organisational skills• The ability to be adaptable• Reflection and critical analysis – of my own practice and that of
others• Non verbal communication and the basics of Hindi!
• Fantastic opportunity to see how healthcare and nursing work in a different country with a very different culture
• A huge benefit to my nurse education and an experience which will remain with me throughout my career
• Made some fantastic friends and met some inspirational people
• Met my personal learning outcomes and the module learning outcomes
In Conclusion
Contacts
Email me at: [email protected]
Latika Roy Foundation: www.latikaroy.org
Herbertpur Mission Hospital: www.hch-eha.com
Nursing and Public Health
Chloe Clayton
Global Health Elective Madagascar 2010
WHY MADAGASCAR?
Beautiful Scenery...
Interesting Wildlife...
Adventure...
Personal Motivations...
• Interest in public health and international development• Health issues and practices in rural communities• Women and children’s health• Grassroots/community involvement• Non-clinical• Pro-active
Madagascar...the facts
• 50% of people live on less than 50p a day• 47% have sustainable access to improved water supplies• Only 12% have access to improved sanitation such as simple pit latrines• Children are particularly affected• In 2004, 52.8% of under-fives were stunted and 36.8% underweight• Under-five mortality rate in 2006 was 115/1000 with 16.9% due to diarrhoeal disease
SKIP – Students for Kids International Projects
• 12 branches• Aim to improve the health, welfare and education of children in the developing world• SKIP Southampton
-Health promotion througheducation
-Building a youth centre
Village Life
Teaching Topics
• Hand Hygiene and Sanitation• Malaria• Nutrition• Oral Health
• Family Planning• Breast Feeding
Conversations and saying goodbye...
Knowledge, Skills and the Unexpected...
• Cultural health practices• Impact of geography on health• Greater self awareness and sensitivity in our communications and interventions• Organisation and teamwork• Cooking/Building/Keeping clothes dry!• Learning we all have different priorities
In the end...
• Great opportunity to follow own interests• Life changing experience• New friends (the village and the volunteers)• Insight into another world• Learnt so much• Talked, listened, discussed...• Provided motivation – nursing is the right path to make a difference!
What we gained
• Every student had a valuable learning experience• Exposure to “field”• Transferable skills
• Leadership and management module
• Self awareness• Increased cultural awareness• Increased confidence• Enhanced clinical skills• More meaningful knowledge of public health• Greater appreciation of the NHS
Further Suggestions
• Timing of placement
• Embed into curriculum (or not)
• Importance of providing structure for placement
• Personal learning outcomes