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ICU in Prague

One of the most meaningful nursing experiences I had in the Czech Republic was when Iwas in the ICU in Prague. My patient there was unconscious and had a serious pneumoniainfection. He was also from the prison, where he was serving time for murder. It was difficult towrap my head around the situation, but my nurse explained it to me and what we were to do inthis case. During our regular cares for him, I was looking at his face and the thought came to myhead that this man was once a small child, completely innocent. The thought totally turnedaround my way of thinking of him. He was once an innocent child and it was the influences andexperiences he had that brought him to that point. It helped me to see him as God sees him andthat made all the difference.
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The Lidice Memorial

One of the most meaningful cultural experiences I had was when we visited Lidice andTerezin in one day. Lidice was a town that was completely destroyed by the Nazis during WorldWar II because they needed a scapegoat to punish when one of their leaders was assassinated bythe Czech people. In this village, all of the men fifteen and older were killed, all of the womensixteen and older were sent to a concentration camp, and all of the children were gassed exceptfor a few who were adopted by German families. All of the buildings in Lidice were burned tothe ground and the geography of the village was changed so that no one would be able torecognize or remember this town. Fortunately, this never happened. The space where the villageused to lay has become a memorial, never to be forgotten by the Czech people. In the villagethere is a collection of eighty-three statues, each to represent a child that was murdered duringthis tragedy. The artists attempted to make the statues capture the likeness of each child based onsalvaged photographs. In the museum nearby, there are also spaces with pictures and names ofevery man and woman from Lidice. Even those whose photographs could not be found have anempty picture frame, receiving an equal amount of space as those who have one. Both thephotographs and the statues were very impactful to me because they taught me that eachindividual was equally important, even those whose faces could not be remembered.
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The Hospital in Sušice

The most meaningful nursing experience I had related to public and global health occurred while we were working in the city of Sušice. During our time in the hospital, most of the patients were Czech. There was, however, one patient who stood out to me. She was an older woman from Germany. None of the staff spoke German, and she spoke very little Czech. As I observed her interactions with the healthcare team, I noticed that she appeared confused and uninformed. She did not understand what was happening around her and struggled to communicate her needs. I was surprised that no translation services had been made for her. Because I spoke German, I was able to communicate with her and help her understand what was going on. As I translated information I noticed an immediate change. She became calmer, more engaged, and more able to participate in her care when she could voice her desires. Most significantly, she agreed to take medications she had previously refused because she understood their purpose and importance and felt heard.

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Past Student Experiences – Testimonials, alumni outcomes, and examples of student learning and growth.