This presentation will report on a phenomenological research study that investigated student nurse experiences of learning during a study abroad journey. Key findings suggest that this journey is one of liminality comprising preliminal liminal and postliminal stages. Each stage is necessary to support personal and professional development and this includes development toward cultural competence. Learning during each stage comprises students taking responsibility and undertaking active sense-making activities. This learning is also influenced by others. The session will progress to share the emergent recommendations and reports on current progress in translating these recommendations into innovative and transferable teaching and learning practice.
