Vol. 17 No. 1(62) (2018), Artykuły
Vol. 17 No. 1(62) (2018)

Multicultural Care in European Intensive Care Units (MICE-ICU) – international project for ICU nurses

Artykuły
Published 2018-05-19
Dorota Ozga
Department of Didactics in Intensive Care and Medical Rescue, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow; Polish Association of Anaesthesiology and lntensive Care Nurses;
Beata Dobrowolska
Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin
Aleksandra Gutysz-Wojnicka
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Polish Association of Anaesthesiology and lntensive Care Nurses;
Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowka
Department of Anaesthesiology Nursing & Intensive Care, Medical University of Gdańsk; Polish Association of Anaesthesiology and lntensive Care Nurses;
Anna Zdun
Polish Association of Anaesthesiology and lntensive Care Nurses;

Abstract

MULTICULTURAL CARE IN EUROPEAN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (MICE-ICU) – INTERNATIONAL PROJECT FOR ICU NURSES

Providing high quality medical services for patients from a different cultural background is only possible when the therapeutic team members prove some basic cultural competence. In response to community demand the Multicultural Care in European Intensive Care Units (MICE-ICU) project has been developed within the ERASMUS+ program. The Polish Association of Anaesthesiology and ICU Nurses is the beneficiary of the MICE-ICU program and the coordinator of the project. The main goal of the project is to prepare report regarding ICU nurses cultural competences and educational needs, and according to that report, to prepare online course for ICU nurses regarding multicultural nursing care.

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