Course Structure: (4 credits)
NRS 352: Fall 2022
Field Experience: January 1, 2023– January 15, 2023
NRS 353: Spring 2023 (Tags: COR 2 or Perspectives)

These courses will fulfill the COR 2 general education requirement*

*A single course can only fulfill one general education requirement. If students want this study abroad course to fulfill an alternative general education requirement, they must work with their advisors to achieve this. Alternative requirements available: Perspectives requirement

Program Criteria:
- Must be fully vaccinated and boosted with the Covid-19 vaccine
- Prerequisites: Concurrent NRS 340 & 341 and successful completion of COR 1 or COR 199
- NRS 310 & NRS 311 students will be considered

Dates of travel: January 1-January 15, 2023(subject to change based on flight schedules)

Course description: NRS 352 and NRS 353 will provide a trans-cultural nursing experience through pre and post-immersion classroom instruction and an immersion field experience. Students will study St. Lucian history, economics, governance structures, political and environmental influences, cultural beliefs and practices and their impact on health. Students will care for St. Lucian people with communicable and non-communicable diseases at St. Jude’s Hospital and Clinics, Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. During the immersion field experience, students will focus on the epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases and the impact of health disparities and limited resources on human health and well-being

Travel itinerary: Student nurses will work at St. Jude’s Hospital, Vieux Fort, St. Lucia and a community based health center. Cultural experiences will include travel to Castries, the capital of St. Lucia, Castries market, Pidgeon Island National Park, the Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a rain forest hike with a naturalist, and the St. Lucian botanical gardens and volcano.

Application Requirements:
- Statement of interest in the St. Lucia Transcultural Nursing course and field experience.
- Letter of recommendation from a clinical instructor.
- Resume
- Proof of Certified Nursing Assistance License (must be active)

COVID-19:
Edgewood College continues to review and implement new health and safety protocols as we monitor new developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The health and safety of our community and the communities in which we travel and engage are our top priority. We will inform applicants if any modifications or cancellations are made to their program. Before applying, please carefully consider the added health, financial, academic, and other risks associated with studying abroad during a pandemic.

Starting in the Spring 2022 semester, Edgewood College requires all study abroad participants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.