A literature review of the language needs of nursing students who have English as a second/other language and the effectiveness of English language support …

T Crawford, S Candlin - Nurse education in practice, 2013 - Elsevier
Australia is increasingly becoming a culturally diverse country, with this trend being reflected
in nursing education as significant numbers of students enrol from backgrounds where …

Chinese students studying at Australian universities with specific reference to nursing students: A narrative literature review

CC Wang, K Andre, KM Greenwood - Nurse Education Today, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To report the current knowledge on the Chinese nursing students' learning at
Australian universities. The intent is to provide educators and researchers with a …

A comparison of international and domestic tertiary students in Australia

NG Khawaja, J Dempsey - Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors …, 2008 - cambridge.org
In this study international and domestic students were compared on variables such as
accommodation and financial satisfaction, social support, mismatched expectations …

Bridging the gap: the roles of social capital and ethnicity in medical student achievement

S Vaughan, T Sanders, N Crossley, P O'Neill… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Within medical education, there is a discrepancy between the achievement level
of White students and that of their ethnic minority peers. The processes underlying this …

Learning preferences of first year nursing and midwifery students: Utilising VARK

S James, A D'Amore, T Thomas - Nurse education today, 2011 - Elsevier
The diversity of first year students is increasing with new schemes promoting access to
higher education courses. It is important to assess the learning styles of students in order to …

Understanding and enhancing the learning experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse nursing students in an Australian bachelor of nursing program

SYS Jeong, N Hickey, T Levett-Jones, V Pitt… - Nurse education …, 2011 - Elsevier
The growth in numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students entering nursing
programs in Australia presents challenges for academic and clinical staff, and most …

Evidence-based nursing education: myth or reality?

L Ferguson, RA Day - Journal of Nursing Education, 2005 - journals.healio.com
This article explores the concept of evidence-based nursing education. Because nurse
educators incorporate evidence-based practice as a basic tenet of their programs, they …

Embedded academic writing support for nursing students with English as a second language

Y Salamonson, J Koch, R Weaver… - Journal of Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
salamonson y., koch j., weaver r., everett b. & jackson d.(2010) Embedded academic writing
support for nursing students with English as a second language. Journal of Advanced …

Clinically speaking: A communication skills program for students from non-English speaking backgrounds

C San Miguel, F Rogan, K Kilstoff, D Brown - Nurse Education in Practice, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the design, delivery and evaluation of an innovative oral
communication skills program for first year students in a Bachelor of Nursing degree at an …

Linguistic diversity as sociodemographic predictor of nursing program progression and completion

Y Salamonson, S Andrew, J Clauson, M Cleary… - Contemporary …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Attrition from undergraduate nursing programs continues to warrant investigation particularly
in the climate of nursing shortages and fiscal reflection on academic institutional programs …