Course:
Trends and Issues in Nursing and Healthcare: Nightingale to Now
Program Dates:
Dec 26, 2023 – Jan 8, 2024
Honors Credit:
None
WKU Course:
NURS 317 / HCA 347
Discipline(s):
Nursing , Health Care Administration
Course Description:
Immerse yourself in the British healthcare system and culture. This course focuses on both historical and current practices of the British and American healthcare systems. While living and learning in London, students explore cultural influences on health policy, analyzing trends, similarities, and differences in British and American healthcare delivery, nursing, and medicine. Emphasis is placed on experiential learning, with visits to historic sites such as the Old Operating Theatre and Museum, the Florence Nightingale Museum, and the Wellcome Collection Museum and Library, as well as to London hospitals, nursing schools, and other healthcare institutions.
Prerequisites:
Enrollment in nursing courses, enrollment in upper-level related healthcare courses, or with the approval of the faculty.
Physical Activity Requirements:
Contact Faculty
Course Highlights: