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A collaborative learning initiative:
3rd year nursing students undertake
a primary health placement in the
Cook Islands
18th South Pacific Nurses Forum
Honiara, Solomon Islands, 2016
Associate Professor Rachael Vernon, RN, BN, MPhil, PhD, MACN
Associate Head of School Nursing & Midwifery, UniSA
Dr Terri Gibson RN, Dip App Sc (Nsg), BN (Ed), MN (Std), PhD, FACN
Program Director Postgrad & International, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UniSA
Ms Mary MacManus, RN, BN, MN, Principal School of Nursing Te Maraea Ora,
Ministry of Health, Cook Islands
UniSA School of Nursing and Midwifery Cook
Islands Study Tour 2016
 Collaborative initiative between: School of Nursing & Midwifery
UniSA, the Cook Islands Ministry of Health and School of Nursing
 Joint Primary Health Care (PHC) Clinical placement 3rd year
nursing students from UniSA Bachelor of Nursing program
(10 students) and the Cook Islands Diploma in Nursing program
(7 students)
 Placement: Rarotonga CI, 9 – 23 April 2016
 Funding: Australian Government New Colombo Plan and UniSA
Short Term Mobility Grant
Aims…
To enable students to develop:
 An international perspective of the challenges
and potential impact of primary/public health
interventions within the context of a whole of
population approach
 Professional knowledge, skills and understanding
of health care delivery in the Cook Islands
Objectives…
1. Develop professional knowledge of nursing and
health care in an international context through
 assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of PHC
initiatives
 Participating in PHC activities relevant to the local community
2. Develop organisational and team skills in an
international context through
 collaborative participation in a PHC initiative with nursing
students in the host country
 professional communication with members of the health care
team
3. Develop communication skills for the international
context through:
 exposure to the local cultural context
 interaction with clients and other health professionals in the
host country
 sharing professional knowledge and skills across cultures
4. Appreciate differences in legal, ethical, quality
and safety issues through:
 comparing nursing roles and scopes of practice
 observation of the health care environment
 Discussion with host country health professionals
Planning
 Discussions between
CI MoH and School of
Nursing and UniSA
 Funding application
 MOA Developed
 Visit November 2015
 Meetings with key
stakeholders
 Confirmation:
 Dates
 Accommodation
 Activities
Considerations

Student preparation

Working closely together
(UniSA & CI staff
member)

Flexibility / problem
solving

Respectful of / receptive
to different cultures,
perspectives and
experiences
Operationalising
 Collaboration/relationships
1. UniSA & CI MoH
2. Rachael and Mary
3. Student to student
 Logistics/flexibility
 Debriefing
 Pastoral care
 Ensuring the learning
experiences achieved the
student’s aims and
objectives
Benefits
 International relationships
 Life changing experience
 Greater understanding of the relationship
between culture and health
 The diversity of nursing practice
 Experience of a different health system,
particularly as it relates to Primary Health Care
 Environmental and social determinants of health
Ministry of Agriculture and Taro Fields
Hot off the press…
 Funding has been approved for the 2017 study
tour
 Planning is underway