Implications for practice and research

• International clinical placements benefit nurses’ personal and professional development and these skills may be applied in their future careers.

• More research is needed to assess the long-term outcomes of international clinical placements among nurses in the workforce.

Context

Globalisation and diversity require that nurses develop the skills and knowledge to become culturally safe and competent both locally and globally and in all clinical contexts.1 Cultural competency and cultural safety represent fundamental nursing skills in the 21st century. Nurse educators still heavily rely on international clinical experiences in low-income non-Western countries to develop undergraduate students’ cultural competency.2 Previous studies indicate that international clinical placements may improve cultural competency among undergraduate nursing …