Studying abroad offers a chance to experience another culture firsthand, providing insights to how beliefs and values can influence health care choices. They let you see health care conditions and delivery systems that differ from our own, providing a deeper understanding of the world around you.
Eswatini, Africa
This 2 week intensive practicum provides learning opportunities for students to apply the principles of public health combined with nursing knowledge and skills to address health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and nursing management of infectious disease and chronic health conditions. Nursing activities will focus on the improvement of health outcomes at the individual, family, community and global level within the context of population-focused practice.
Netherlands
Explore the role cultural perspectives have in older adult community and health care settings in the Netherlands and summarize the impact on patient health outcomes Analyze optimal aging strategies and age friendly healthcare practices utilized in the Netherlands and compare those to the United States. Describe how healthcare policy, regulation and financing impacts nursing practice of older adults in the Netherlands. Demonstrate effective teamwork and interprofessional communication with local health care providers, families and communities in the Netherlands.
