9 Responses to “Dr. Valerie Swigart”

1. Rebecca Clothey Says:
   November 9th, 2008 at 6:32 pm

   Hi Valerie and Katy! Thanks for sharing your experiences in what was obviously a very interesting and creative project! I have a couple of questions about your project.

   1. Was there any opportunity during the course of the project for students to reflect on what they had learned about each others’ cultures?
   2. How did this ‘international dialogue’ inform their practice as nursing professionals?

   Thanks!

   Rebecca Clothey

2. valerie swigart Says:
   November 9th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

   Hi Rebecca,
   The US students frequently shared their thoughts and feelings about the International Discussion in the classroom. Near the end of the term, I met with the US students specifically to debrief about the discussion board. At that point, they were very reflective about the experience.

   I really don’t have an answer to the second question. The question does motivate me to get back to some of the students who had the experience and request more information about its impact on practice.

3. Elizabeth VanderVen Says:
   November 13th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

   Val and Dr. Wu, it was great to be on the panel with you last night. Unfortunately, I seem not to have the software on my computer to view your presentation and wasn’t able to successfully download it. I’m going to keep working on this but in the meantime had a couple of questions for any of the three of you. My apologies if you already addressed them in your presentation.

   Dr. Wu, I was very interested in your comments last night about differing views on how to best treat mothers who have recently given birth. I guess my question is similar to Rebecca’s, wondering Val if any of the US nursing students were inspired by any of the Chinese practices to try any kind of practical implementation or vice versa.

   Another question is, as I understand, there’s more and more recognition that combinations of Western and Chinese medicine are the most efficacious. As professional health care workers, can either of you speak to this? And if so, doesn’t it seem as these online exchange programs could play a useful role in providing that training?

   Finally, my Taiwanese friends used to always admonish me for drinking cold water or for washing my hair with it. They stressed that cold water was especially bad for women. This leads me to wonder about the role of gender in these issues on healthcare and cross cultural exchange.

   Thanks!

   Liz VanderVen

4. Valerie Swigart Says:
   November 13th, 2008 at 5:35 pm

   Hello Liz,
   I really enjoyed speaking with you last evening. I thought that the entire experience was exciting and so puposeful.

   The US and Chinese nursing students engaged in exchanges about traditional Chinese medicine. In accordance with more recent acceptance of alternative approaches here in the US, their attitude was acceptance and high interest. They were much less accepting of traditional Chinese ideas about maternal health…on the other hand my sense is that they thought that discussions about the closeness of Chinese family life represented situations they felt very favorable towards.

   I don’t recall discussion about the dangers of cold water or watermellon. I will encourage some questions about this when we open our next International Discussion Board in Feb. 09.

   Again, my very best to you,
   Val

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