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Building clinical practice in the P alestine R ed C rescent operation theatres in L ebanon: reflections from the perspective of an expatriate nurse
Author(s) -
Tjoflåt I.,
Karlsen B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12054
Subject(s) - expatriate , perspective (graphical) , general partnership , nursing , clinical practice , customer care , medicine , business , political science , marketing , computer science , law , finance , artificial intelligence
Aim This paper, based on the experience of the first author as an expatriate nurse, aims to describe and discuss some aspects of collaboration that contributed to the building of clinical practice when implementing an operating theatre programme in the P alestine R ed C rescent S ociety ( PRCS ) hospitals in L ebanon. Background The operation theatre programme lasted for 8 months: 6 months in 2008 and 2 months in 2009. The programme was part of the partnership project ‘Quality of care in the five PRCS hospitals in L ebanon’ between the I nternational C ommittee of the R ed C ross and the PRCS L ebanon ( PRCS‐L ) branch. Findings The essential aspects that may have contributed to the building of clinical practice in the operation theatre programme included the expatriate nurse and the P alestine R ed C rescent operating theatre nurses working together over time as colleagues, the socio‐cultural pedagogic perspective selected for the implementation and the collaboration with the management of the hospitals and counterparts in the PRCS‐L branch. One should also note the human and structural issues that seemed to influence the implementation of the programme in a more negative way. Conclusions This experience may provide insight for other nurses into the importance of working as colleagues, selecting an appropriate pedagogic perspective and establishing productive collaboration with all partners when building clinical practice during a humanitarian mission.