Jenssen U, Bochenek JM, King TS, Steindal SA, Hestvold IV, Morrison-Beedy D. Impact of COIL: Learning From Student Nurses in Norway Who Collaborated With U.S. Students.
J Transcult Nurs 2024;
35:74-82. [PMID:
37933746 PMCID:
PMC10714699 DOI:
10.1177/10436596231209043]
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Abstract
AIM
The aim of this study was to describe the experience of Norwegian nursing students with internationalization through participation in a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course.
BACKGROUND
Educators in Norway and the United States collaborated to incorporate internationalization and population health concepts into virtual courses during the pandemic. Literature gaps exist in post-implementation assessment data that ascertain internationalization through the COIL experience.
DESIGN
This was a qualitative study with a descriptive design. Data were collected from focus group interviews and analyzed conventional content-analysis approaches.
METHODS
Fifteen Norwegian undergraduate nursing students who participated in the COIL opportunity completed focus group interviews.
FINDINGS
The themes identified included, "virtual conversation builds collaborations and enhances learning," and "this opened my eyes."
CONCLUSIONS
Norwegian students acknowledged they had learned transferable lessons from their global partners that could be applied to patient care of the marginalized population in Norway.
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