INTERNATIONALIZATION OF NURSING EDUCATION: EXPERIENCE REPORT ON THE BRAZIL-UNITED STATES PARTNERSHIP IN THE PET-NURSING PROGRAM
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https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n12-228Keywords:
Nursing, Education, Baccalaureate, International Cooperation, International Educational Exchange, Health Human Resource TrainingAbstract
Introduction: The internationalization of nursing education is crucial for developing intercultural competencies and expanding critical perspectives on healthcare systems. In Brazil, international cooperation initiatives, especially those that do not require physical mobility, are still scarce in undergraduate programs.
Objective: To report the experience of implementing the Internurse Project, an internationalization initiative developed by the Tutorial Education Program (PET) in Nursing at the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, during 2024 and 2025.
Method: This is a descriptive and qualitative experience report on virtual international cooperation activities between Brazilian students and professionals from the Department of Health of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. In 2024, under the name PET-Enfermagem Sem Fronteiras (PET-Nursing Without Borders), weekly hybrid meetings were held. These meetings focused on the reading, translation, and discussion of scientific articles in English, mediated by nurse Aleksandra Fitzgibbons, with a focus on a comparative analysis of the Brazilian and US healthcare systems in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and family planning. In 2025, the project was renamed Internurse. Activities focused on the trilingual translation (Portuguese, English, and Spanish) of an educational booklet on pregnancy, the discussion of clinical case studies (Stroke and Sepsis), and the preparation of this experience report.
Results: The activities resulted in improved language skills, the development of comparative critical thinking about healthcare systems, the strengthening of scientific writing skills, and the consolidation of a collaborative and internationalized posture among participants. Multilingual educational materials, scientific articles, and the present report were produced.
Conclusion: The project evidenced the potential of virtual internationalization as a viable and democratic strategy to broaden the education of nursing students. It reaffirms PET's role as a space for formative excellence, contributing to the preparation of professionals capable of working in globalized contexts.
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