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School ofHealth ProfessionsInstitute of Nursing

The European Nursing Module (ENM) Networkwas founded in 1994 by a group of educationalinstitutions around Europe. The Network offersbasic nurse education programmes leading tothe right to practice nursing in their specificcountry. The principle behind the Network wasto develop a Module, agreed and accepted byall member institutions that could be accessedby student nurses studying within those pro-grammes. Students would have the opportuni-ty, within that Module, for an exchange with an-other member institution, allowing experienceof a health care system within another Euro-pean country and of the social and cultural nur-sing issues within that country.The Institute of Nursing was accepted into theENM Network in June 2014.

– To develop the students’ understanding ofthe concept of culture.

– To develop the students’ understanding ofEuropean and professional cultural issueswhich will promote and enhance health careby individuals practising in a range of set-tings.

– To enable students to recognise the interna-tional dimension of professional nursingknowledge and health care.

– To develop the students’ awareness, under-standing and acceptance of cultural differ-ences.

– To develop the students’ awareness of, andrespect for, clients’ individual cultures.

– To develop the students’ understanding ofthe influence of historical, philosophical, eth-ical, economic, political and professional

factors on their own and others’ professionalcultures.

– To develop the students’ awareness of pro-fessional culture and role, and an increasingawareness of their own cultural identity.

– The student will have developed her/hisawareness of the influence of culture onhealth, welfare and professional nursing.

– The student will value the sharing of multi-cultural knowledge and experience.

- The student will demonstrate an awarenessand tolerance of other cultures.

- The student will reflect on her/his values andattitudes relating to nursing and health care.

- The student will share her/his learning expe-riences with colleagues.

- The student will gain understanding of, andempathy for, the experience of “being astranger”.

- The student will develop her/his understand-ing of how nursing cultures define nursingand the nurses’ role.

Excerpt out of ENM Handbook 2014

The theoretical setting contains discussions,lectures, experiential learning exercises and re-flexion. Clinical practice visits will be in the fieldsof general acute, psychiatric and geriatric nur-sing.

Target group: Bachelor of Nursing Students inthe second half of their program. The Module isheld in English. (Recommended Level B2)

DatesThe next Module will take place from Monday 7to Friday 18 March 2016.Program will be announced on the website.

LecturersSusan Schärli, Institute of Nursing, ZHAW,SwitzerlandJudith Pellicaan, Hanzehogeschool GroningenNetherlandsDouglas Heath, Bunkyo University Tokyo Japan

Fee and CostsLectures and Practical Instruction: free of char-ge. Lecture notes are distributed electronically.Participants will have to cover expenses fortravel, meals and accommodation.

Approximate student expensesAccommodation for 2 weeks: 100 Euro with ahost family; 400 Euro in youth hostel/backpa-ckersMeals per day: 15 – 20 EuroTransport: up to 150 Euro + cost to/ fromZurich Airport by train 15 Euro

Housing / LocationThe ZHAW endeavours to find a host family ora room in a backpacker or youth hostel. Winter-thur is a very pretty, small town 20 km from Zu-rich. The cities of Zurich, Berne and Lucerne aswell as the Swiss mountains with its Skiing re-sorts are easily reachable by public transport.

Requirements for attending clinical visitsMandatory vaccinations: Tetanus, Polio, Hepa-titis B updatedHealth Insurance: “European Health InsuranceCard” for EU-Country members; adequateHealth insurance for non-EU-Country memberscompulsory. Liability insurance for all studentsrecommended.

The exchange programme is aimed at studentsin their 6th semester.

Exchange destinationsArtesis Plantijn, Antwerp (B); KDG, Antwerp (B);Namur (B); Plovdiv (BG); Zealand (DK); Silke-borg (DK); Vejle (DK); Madrid (E); Tarragona (E);Vitoria (E); Reggio Emilia (I); Bitola (MK); Leiden(NL); Ostfold (NO); Bucharest (RO); Pitesti (RO);Örebro (S); Visan, Belgrade (SRB); Cuprija(SRB); Milutin, Belgrade (SRB); Leeds (UK);Northampton (UK) and others

Incoming to ZHAW: via home institution Co-ordinator ENM/International RelationsOutgoing from ZHAW: via institute’s Coordi-nator International Relations Susan Schärli

For more information contact the institute’s Co-ordinator International Relations,susan.schaerli@zhaw.ch

Institute of NursingTechnikumstrasse 71PostfachCH-8401 Winterthur

Phone + 41 58 934 63 20E-Mail ipf.gesundheit@zhaw.chWeb www.zhaw.ch/gesundheit/pflege

School of Health Professions

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

ZHAW, Departement Gesundheit, Technikumstrasse 71, 8401 Winterthur