Creating bicultural experiences in nursing

This article describes the process (activities) involved in helping Registered Nurse students from Pakistan in an international health project adjust to Canadian culture and readjust to their home culture. The process, involving both structured and informal activities in Pakistan and in Canada, was designed to assist the students in adapting to both the foreign and home cultures. These processes included both human and material resources. Predeparture and reentry workshops, support systems in the form of Karachi-based faculty advisers, and intensive orientation programs were identified as important factors in the project students' adjustment.