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What Japanese Nursing Students Learned at Chiang Mai University Hospital

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A. Mochizuki, K. Shimaza, J. Tomioka, T. Toda, and E. Suzui 1
1 Faculty of Global Nursing, Otemae University, Japan

Background: Today, there are many foreigners living in Japan, and caring for people from diverse
backgrounds is increasingly required in the medical field. Our university is pioneer in training nurses with a
global perspective, human rights awareness, compassionate care, and language skills. However, there is no
research on clinical learning experiences in overseas training hospitals in undergraduate nurse education
in Japan. In order to understand the overseas clinical learning experiences of Japanese nursing students
and to design appropriate clinical learning support, it is important to investigate the students' experiences,
which may have significant implications for clinical nursing faculty and clinical staff.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical learning experiences of Japanese
nursing students who had clinical practice at Chiang Mai University Hospital.

Methods: The method was to collect data on “Integrated Nursing Practicum” from individual practicum
logs and a learning presentation. The data was analyzed using content analysis. Eight students were
included in the analysis. Consent was obtained from the students after explaining that their personal
anonymity would be protected and that this report would be linked in any way to practicum evaluation.

Results: Six themes were identified that reflected their clinical learning experiences: understanding Oral Presentation Abstracts
the diversity culture, respect, language barriers and communication, compassionate care, safe care,
and generous supervision from supervisors.

Conclusion: Nursing practice in a cross-cultural setting provided an opportunity for students to
understand diversity and embody culturally rooted compassionate care, as well as to learn communication
innovations and broaden their global perspective required of future nurses. This program is commendable
as one of new global nursing education models that enables global collaboration in nursing education.

Keywords: nursing education, oversea clinical practice, cross-cultural nursing, global perspectives

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Correspondence: Akemi Mochizuki, Faculty of Global Nursing, Otemae University, Japan
E-mail: a-mochi@otemae.ac.jp

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