Journal of Nursing & Care

Kate Gerrish

Publications

• Research Article
  Learning to Nurse in a Multicultural Society - The Experiences of Nursing Students in Sweden
  Author(s): Maria Jirwe, Azita Emami and Kate GerrishMaria Jirwe, Azita Emami and Kate Gerrish
  
  Introduction: Transcultural nursing education is often neglected within nursing curricula and inclusion within curricula may be haphazard. Little is known about nursing students’ views on transcultural nursing education. There is a lack of research examining how nursing students are prepared in university and practice settings for nursing in a multicultural society. Objective: To examine nursing students' preparation for and experience of cross-cultural encounters. Method: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of 10 final year students from one university in Sweden: 5 participants were from a Swedish background and 5 from an immigrant background. Interviews explored participant’s experiences of preparation for and experience of nursing in a multi-cultural society. Interv.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000287

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