A spring 2010 course is in progress with faculty and students from UW-Green Bay Professional Program in Nursing and Universidad Nacional de Tumbes (UNT) in Peru. UNT is in a fairly remote area of Peru. Professor Susan Gallagher-Lepak and Interim Dean Derryl Block are teaching the course. Four very brave UW-Green Bay BSN completion students are taking the course for independent study credit. The course is fully online and all communications are posted into the course in both English and Spanish (thank goodness for “google translate”!). The course covers discussions of nursing, nursing interventions, and healthcare issues in both nations. Professor Block traveled to Tumbes Peru in 2009 and visited UN-Tumbes and the nursing program. Feel free to check out the UN-Tumbes website (translated in English) at:
Nursing is one of the best jobs in the world. Salutes to those dedicated nurses.
That’s great, some of my friends are nurses as well, and they like their job. Investing money in education is always a good idea!
In response to your blog comment, we do have nurses from other countries taking our courses. Your question of applicability is a bit more complex. Would the courses assist a nurse in serving patients? Yes. Will they assist a nurse in completing a BSN degree? It depends upon which institution they are attending for the BSN. Each institution will evaluate courses for transfer that will be determined to meet or not meet requirements of their specific program.
Of course, if a student outside of the US is hoping to graduate from our program, the courses would be applicable. The only concern for a nurse from outside the US is that they would need to hold a Registered Nurse license from a state Board of Nursing in the US in order to be eligible to enroll in our program. Many “foreign nurses” do hold US licensure. Some states are more amenable to licensing a nurse not residing in their state than others.
“Gracias a Dios por el traductor de GOOGLE”
he leido esta publicación con el propio traductor de google, y soy español, y como dice danny ainge no hace falta hacerse un curso de inglés para leer estos comentarios.
“thank goodness for “google translate”…”
You can say that again! about 1 in 5 blogs I visit are in Spanish and I am only partially literate. But, because of Google translate I’ll never have to buy a language course 🙂
Awesome read. I Loved it!
I’m glad to see that nursing students even in remote parts of the world can now get top quality education too. This is great!
What a great idea. I just hope you implement this technique in many other places too.
Distance learning is great and can bring top knowledge and education even to the most remote areas. Thank you for sharing it.
Wonderful post… Very informative and educational as usual!
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But what is the solution?
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Wow… both English and Spanish. I was very happy to see that. I wonder if this same course is offered in house or anywhere else in the U.S?
Excellent that exists this kind of course !!!!! congratulations !!! =)
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Awesome, looks like a lot of fun while doing some good.
I like the idea, an example to learn more. Excellent collaboration.
What an interesting and good idea! Keep it up!
…The course is fully online and all communications are posted into the course in both English and Spanish (thank goodness for “google translate”!)…
yet the translation is not perfect..
Thats a great read,and great work being done.
Great Read, Thanks
Wow!! this course sounds great, the internet today is a very good tool for learning everithing
What a great guide! It’s always warming to hear stories like this!
Awesome, looks like a lot of fun while doing some good.
This is a great opportunity for those who want to study but don’t have time to go to school.
The use of distance learning in critical fields like nursing is on the upswing, and postively impacts isolated areas the most. As fiber optic internet cable expands globally, so do the virtual possibilites for addressing critical needs in many areas.
With more and more schools offering interactive course options, I only see this has a great leap forward for both private and public educational institutions. Another great addition to the online course landscape is open-courseware, which provides free learning materials for anyone who’s interested. Thanks for this great post.
Online course helps a lot to those who have no time go to school. This i think is very convenient.
There really is no stopping the rapid progression of online courses. One of the decisive factors is their unrivaled convenience to the student. The world is really becoming smaller when two people from different side of the planet learn a subject within the same online classroom. One of the nice things about the courses you provide is the easy access to remote regions of the planet.
The course covers discussions of nursing, nursing interventions, and healthcare issues in both nations.
It is always good to see that there are courses in both English and Spanish.
I want to applaud this initiative! Understanding is key wherever action is required. So bringing the understanding to remote places at a pace and a cost that is justifiable is very commendable. I’m glad this is being done! I have friends from Peru who have always wanted to be able to learn more. Good to see this is in progress.
I have traveled in Peru and most of South America. I agree that this group of students and teachers are in a wonderful location. And yes, brave, because the safety element always comes into play in South America. I had only positive experiences in South America and Peru and applaud this initiative.
Thanks for the insight into this part of the world.
Certainly an article to be read! This was
a great and informative read! Fabulous work
by the author and creator! Nice feedback
from the readers as well! I must admit the
author had some very valid points here.
Thank you for taking the time to share this
with us!
I like this idea. Online courses should be implemented worldwide as technology today is quite advance.
Online courses are the way forward. It is just a delivery system.
I was wondering is the course acredited by a governing body?
Excellent concept taking distance learning classes has always been a favorite of mine and with the new integrations you’ve added it makes it a win-win all the way round. Thanks
thanks for those kind of studies.