Developing an English-as-a-Second-Language Program for Foreign-Born Nursing Students at an Historically Black University in the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID19461598
AuthorsJennifer Brown (0000-0001-7418-1172, Virginia Commonwealth University, corresponding author), Jennifer F Brown (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing)
Year2008
Volume19
Issue2
Pages184-191
Publication date2008-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1043659607312973
PMID18252843
OpenAlexW2109376669
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

The nursing department at Norfolk State University (NSU), a historically Black university located in Norfolk, Virginia, designed a program to increase the retention and success of foreign-born students challenged with English as a Second Language (ESL). Through strategies designed to address language, social, academic, and personal challenges, the program has led to improvements in student satisfaction and performance. This article reviews the literature related to educating foreign-born nursing students in the United States, discusses unique considerations for these students within minority-serving institutions, describes key components of program development, and evaluates NSU's program. To increase the diversity of the nursing workforce, other institutions are encouraged to consider replicating NSU's model for ESL-student retention and success

Foreign born · Foreign language · Immigration · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Workforce · Global Health Workforce Issues · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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