International Journal of Nursing Education | 2021
Supporting Cambodian Midwifery Education Through an International Collaborative Teaching Project
Abstract
A course on nursing process for midwifery students was collaboratively designed and taught by a USFulbright Scholar and a Cambodian nursing professor at a rural Cambodian nursing and midwiferyprogram at the behest of the program director. The project was designed to coincide with a nationalinitiative by the Cambodian Ministry of Health to launch the use of nursing process by nurses andmidwives.Using the ADDIE Model, the syllabus and lesson plans were created taking Cambodia’s culture andresources into consideration. Lessons were delivered in English and Khmer. Upon conclusion of thecourse, a case study-based written exam with multiple choice and short answer questions in Khmer wasadministered. The sample was composed of 106 first year Khmer speaking midwifery students with78.4% of the students scoring higher than 70% and 20.8% of them earning 90% or higher.Nursing process is now integrated throughout the curriculum and midwifery students are modeling itsuse in clinical settings. Thus, providing initial evidence on the benefit of international partnerships inthe classroom setting to effectively strengthen midwifery education and practice in Cambodia.