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Three students from Norway have ventured to the UNMC College of Nursing Omaha campus to gain a new perspective on nursing and learn more about American culture along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegard Valen, Annikken Olsen and Cecilie Hornburg are participating in this year\u2019s exchange program with the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway.  This is the second year of the program with Agder. As part of the program, they will spend the semester in the undergraduate program at CON in Omaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending school in a new country, the students have already seen differences both in the classroom and the culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hornburg said she participated in the program to gain exposure to new experiences and different perspectives. So far, she\u2019s seen contrasts in health care between the United States and Norway, particularly concerning the roles of nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I hope to learn here is mostly related to what (nurses) do in clinicals at the hospital,\u201d she said. \u201cAll the procedures and how much more nurses do here, often taking on tasks that doctors typically do in Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valen added he also joined the program to see how the U.S. system differs, with the understanding that a knowledge of global health is beneficial to all involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that building a global network and gaining an international perspective is important between individuals and nations, so the cooperation between the University of Agder and UNMC is important,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we can better understand how the same problems are solved on the other side of the world, and, through this, be more aware and conscious of how we do it in one way and why we do it in that specific way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olsen said as she progresses through courses in Omaha, she hopes the experience will add to her skills and give her more confidence in her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping I will get more comfortable in my tasks as a nurse,\u201d she said. \u201cIn clinicals here, they always ask \u2018Why are you giving that medication, why are you doing that for the patient?\u2019 I\u2019m learning a lot from that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of the classroom and exam rooms, the students have experienced American culture as well. Skydiving and a Nebraska Cornhusker football game were highlights of a trip full of new cultural experiences that emphasize for the students why it\u2019s important to take the opportunity to study abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for people to live as a foreigner in a country for a while once in their life, especially when they are going to work directly in contact with other humans,\u201d Valen said. \u201cIt gives you a completely new understanding of how to be new to a place and how you want to meet others that are unfamiliar with a place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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