International Nursing Students In Finland : Common challenges experienced in guided practices
Gauli, Aishwarya; Xu, Mengyang (2015)
Gauli, Aishwarya
Xu, Mengyang
Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015112417487
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015112417487
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Eleven universities of applied sciences in Finland provide nursing education in English. The number of international students applying for this degree programme is increasing every year. Having guided practices in clinical settings is a part of the degree programme. Being international students, they might have to face many challenges during the guided practices which include cultural differences, language barriers and problems regarding communication and co-operation which have been mentioned by previous researchers as well.
The purpose of the thesis is to map out the challenges faced by the international nursing students in Finland in their guided practices. The goal is to improve the learning outcomes of guided practices for international nursing students in Finland. The research problem is: What kind of communication and co-operation challenges do the international nursing students face during their guided practices in Finland?
Quantitative research method was used and questionnaire made in Webropol was sent to third and fourth year international nursing students of seven universities of applied sciences in Finland by email and seventy students participated.
As per results, the main challenges faced by the international nursing students during their guided practices in Finland were cultural differences and language barriers due to which proper communication and co-operation could not be established with their supervisors. The feelings of not being equally treated as Finnish nursing students have been pointed out. But there were some positive aspects too such as the students were able to develop their Finnish language skills with each guided practices. There is also a need of more guidance and support from clinical supervisors to the international nursing students during their guided practices especially because of language barrier and cultural differences.
The purpose of the thesis is to map out the challenges faced by the international nursing students in Finland in their guided practices. The goal is to improve the learning outcomes of guided practices for international nursing students in Finland. The research problem is: What kind of communication and co-operation challenges do the international nursing students face during their guided practices in Finland?
Quantitative research method was used and questionnaire made in Webropol was sent to third and fourth year international nursing students of seven universities of applied sciences in Finland by email and seventy students participated.
As per results, the main challenges faced by the international nursing students during their guided practices in Finland were cultural differences and language barriers due to which proper communication and co-operation could not be established with their supervisors. The feelings of not being equally treated as Finnish nursing students have been pointed out. But there were some positive aspects too such as the students were able to develop their Finnish language skills with each guided practices. There is also a need of more guidance and support from clinical supervisors to the international nursing students during their guided practices especially because of language barrier and cultural differences.