Learning Objective 1: Describe one action for advancement of nursing education through an on-line environment using the development of partnerships with international universities and enhance a global environment.
Learning Objective 2: Verbalize 2 steps involved in developing an on-line course to create an environment for culturally sensitive practice for psychiatric nursing care.
Problem: Cultural experiences in the educational forum are limited due to cost of travel and time.
Methods: A forum for cultural exchange involved the use of the on-line environment of an existing course for health promotion. Collaboration was initiated with the University of South Alabama (USA)
Findings: The on-line environment provided a successful cultural exchange of experiences with advanced practiced nursing students.
Future Implications: Increase usage of on-line platforms for cultural exchanges with universities in multiple countries will lead to better health care outcomes when caring for a culturally diverse patient population. Studies should be aimed at measuring levels of cultural competency within the on-line experience.