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. 2008 Jan-Feb;33(1):35-8.
doi: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000299493.00249.2d.

Challenges and benefits of international clinical placements in public health nursing

Elizabeth Sloand  1 , Kelly Bower, Sara Groves
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Challenges and benefits of international clinical placements in public health nursing

Elizabeth Sloand et al. Nurse Educ. 2008 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

International clinical placements offer interested nursing students unique opportunities for development of nursing expertise and cultural competence skills. The authors review the professional literature regarding nursing student experiences in international sites, describe the development of international clinical sites in a required baccalaureate public health nursing course, and summarize challenges and benefits of the program.

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