Spend 1-week in London and have the unique behind the scenes look into the Nursing Healthcare System in the UK.

This week long trip to London will give you the opporunity to shadow a nurse in a London hospital for a day, learn more about the late Florence Nightengale at her museum, hear the screams of former patients at The Old Operating Theatre or experience life as an English nursing student at the School of Nursing at Kingston University.

Experience London – Selected as the Host for the Summer Olympics in 2012 come see why this cosmopolitan city is home to over 7.5 million people and a top destination for tourists in Europe.

UK Nursing Experience – You will always have that chance to travel to London, but you won't always have the chance to go behind the scenes into the Nursing field and enhance your resume with first-hand experience into the UK Healthcare System.

London as your classroom – Satisfy your 2 credit Nursing elective while studying abroad. Enjoy the view of the Thames River and London from the London Eye or take in a show at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. London is waiting for you and space is limited, this trip fills fast!

• See the life of a UK Nursing Student
• Satisfy your 2 credit Nursing elective course
• Experience London with a week to explore Big Ben, Buckingham Place and the Tower of London!
• Go behind the scenes at a local hospital
• Take a VIP tour of the Ambulance Call Centre for the city of London
• Take in a show at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London

• Shared hotel rooms with breakfast daily

NUR 424. Nursing Practices in the UK and North America

This course provides both historical and current perspectives by which to contrast and compare core nursing practice in the United Kingdom and the United States. Specific emphasis is placed on the following: the historical evolution of the healthcare and nursing systems, nursing education, the practice of nursing, the nurse at work, nursing research, and planning for nursing.

Campus Setting

Urban

Average Course Load

1 course (2 US credits)

GPA Requirement

2.5/4.0

Language of Instruction

English

Spring 2011:

April 29 - May 6, 2011

$2,795*

*Cost may change at any time due to the current exchange rate.

• Tuition
• Housing with breakfast daily
• Round-trip International Airfare
• Weekly subway pass in London
• Medical & accident insurance
• Excursion entrance fees

• Fill out the IEP Application and review information on the Apply page.
• Pay a $200 deposit to International Education Programs.

Send the above materials to:

International Education Programs
Jacksonville University
2800 University Blvd North Gooding 105
Jacksonville, Florida 32211

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