Transatlantic Collaborations: Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Experiences of Participating in a Semester-Long Study...

Claire O'Donnell¹, Brid O'Brien, Kathleen Markey+6

• ¹About the Authors Claire O'Donnell, PhD, MSc, RNT, RM, RGN, is a lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Brid O'Brien, PhD, MSc, RNT, H. DipMan, OTT Cert, RGN; Kathleen Markey, PhD, MSc, PGCHE, RGN; and Jane McCarthy, MSc, RNT, RM, RGN, are also lecturers, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick. Carol Flaten, DNP, RN, PHN, is clinical associate professor and director of prelicensure programs, and Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, is a professor and senior executive associate dean for academic programs, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Eric Leinen is program director, Learning Abroad Center, University of Minnesota. Katherine Martin is study abroad manager, UL Global, University of Limerick. Margaret M. Graham, PhD, MSc, RNT, RM, RGN, is a lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick. The authors would like to express their gratitude to the participants who willingly gave their time to this study. We also acknowledge the financial support for this publication by the Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Limerick. For more information, contact Dr. O'Donnell at claire.odonnell@ul.ie .