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Nursing profession celebrates International Year of the Nurse
Commemorative service to be held 25 April at Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral
I believe in mentoring!
I believe in mentoring!
Lessons learned in the making of 101 Global Leadership Lessons for Nurses.
Passage to India: Nursing school in the Himalayas part of international exchange
Passage to India: Nursing school in the Himalayas part of international exchange
Exchange benefits students, faculty members, institutions and an underserved population.
Wrong turn at the Bralda
Wrong turn at the Braldu
Sometimes, a wrong turn will take you exactly where you want to go.
Carol Huston
Convention highlights—Saturday, 31 October
Opening day of 40th Biennial Convention
Mission to Honduras: Immersed in the culture, serving others
Faculty and student nurse anesthetists experience Honduras up close and personal.
Guatemala experience: Cultural immersion and promotion of community health
Thirteen nursing students go beyond textbooks and the Internet to experience this Central American country firsthand.
Second Annual World Pulse: Members of RNL’s International Advisory Board identify national/regional priorities
What aspect of being “intentionally global” is most important to you? Members of RNL’s International Advisory Board give their response.
The road taken: Reflections of an international health care consultant
The poem “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost, concludes with the observation that it was the road taken—the road less traveled by—that “made all the difference.” Author Madrean Schober also took the less-traveled road and shares her perspectives.
Transcultural care: Lessons learned on the journey
Throughout her career, the author has found that culturally congruent care enhances community health and well-being.
Karen S. Reed
Hugs from Southeast Asia: Excerpts of a nurse’s travel diary in Cambodia
She went to Cambodia to teach rehabilitation nursing, and came back in love with its people.
Liz Macera
Member snapshot: Liz Macera
Elizabeth ''Liz'' Macera, RN, PhD, NP-C, associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing and member of Alpha Eta Chapter, recently returned from her first trip to South Africa.