Developing a global curriculum in a school of nursing

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Global Health
• Cultural Competence

Background:

• Increasingly diverse patient populations necessitate enhanced cultural competence in nursing.
• Traditional nursing curricula may lack sufficient global learning components.
• Focus on developing on-campus global curriculum initiatives is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe an initiative for developing an on-campus global curriculum in a school of nursing.
• To outline faculty development workshops aimed at enhancing cultural competence and global learning integration.
• To highlight the importance of faculty development in global nursing education.

Main Methods:

• A global framework was developed through literature review and faculty/course surveys.
• Two faculty workshops were conducted: one on cultural self-awareness and competence, the other on integrating global learning objectives.
• The initiative focused on an on-campus curriculum development approach.

Main Results:

• Faculty participated in workshops focused on cultural self-awareness and integrating global learning objectives.
• The initiative provided a model for developing on-campus global nursing curricula.
• Faculty development was identified as crucial for successful implementation.

Conclusions:

• On-campus global curriculum development is a viable strategy to enhance nursing students' cultural competence.
• Faculty development is essential for embedding global perspectives into nursing education.
• Institutions can adapt this model to foster global learning within their nursing programs.