J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2015 Sep;26(3):209-220. 10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.3.209.

Development and Effect of a Global Health Capacity Building Program for Nursing Students

• Hwang SY
• Kim JS
• Ahn H
• Kang SJ

• KMID: 2173818
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.3.209

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study developed a short-term education program aiming to strengthen global health capacity in nursing students, and examined the effects of the program.
METHODS
The subjects of this study were 83 students recruited from 29 nursing colleges. Domestic workshops and overseas training in the Philippines were offered. For data collection and analysis, the triangulation method was adopted.
RESULTS
Students' critical thinking disposition and global leadership capacity were significantly increased. Thematic content analysis derived fifteen themes: expansion of global health, understanding of cultural diversity, vision of being a global leader, cultivation of communication skills, open mind toward people with different culture, pride and vocation, understanding of nursing in foreign countries, understanding of visiting nurse service, sustainability, understanding of local needs and environments, and education methods with an emphasis on participants, broader view and thinking of the world, reflection on the characteristics of a nurse, development through cooperation, and development through programs.
CONCLUSION
The global health capacity building program improved nursing students' view of global health and nursing care. It is needed to develop continuously diverse global health capacity-building programs for nursing students.

Keyword

Global health; Nursing students; Program development; Program evaluation

MeSH Terms

Capacity Building*
Cultural Diversity
Data Collection
Education
Humans
Leadership
Nurses, Community Health
Nursing Care
Nursing*
Occupations
Philippines
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Students, Nursing*
Thinking

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  Figure 1 The procedure of the global health capacity building program.

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