Vashist Motkur, Aniket Bharadwaj, Nimalesh Yogarajah
Is online objective structured clinical examination teaching an acceptable replacement in post-COVID-19 medical education in the United Kingdom?: a descriptive study
Journal of educational evaluation for health professions
study aimed investigating educational experiences international nursing students turkey nursing education gained international dimension creates environment students different cultures come together turkey nursing education expanding internationally due increasing number international students descriptive phenomenological qualitative study study data collected nursing students came turkey 17 different countries april 2023 july 2023 study nursing faculty turkey using semistructured interview form students 27 constituted study sample data collected analyzed using content analysis coreq checklist used reporting study four themes emerged challenges b gains c support needs recommendations among challenges reported participating students language barriers cultural adjustment issues lack social support gains foreign student stated experienced intercultural interaction improved language skills independence selfconfidence study need language support provision psychological assistance cultural adaptation support students importance practical recommendations mentoring programs orientation trainings improve educational experience emphasized conclusion study importance targeted strategies nursing education areas language support psychological assistance cultural adaptation emphasized helps international students successful educational experience also concluded mentoring programs orientation trainings could enrich educational processes students facilitating adaptation new environment study notable literature students 17 diverse countries share program prerequisites