Keywords

cultural sensitivity, medical missions, nursing education, simulation

 

Authors

  1. Woods, Ashleigh
  2. Mumbower, Rachael
  3. Mumba, Mercy N.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Simulation is a valuable tool in nursing education, including during preparation for students going on medical mission trips. Faculty assessed the learning and management of expectations of undergraduate nursing students who participated in a simulation prior to an international medical mission experience. Through student focus groups postsimulation and posttrip, faculty discovered three learning themes and student recommendations for future simulation use