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Global Initiatives in Nursing


Global Initiatives in Nursing Committee:
Brittney Cummings, Chair
Bianca Green
Grace Young

 

Submit Your International Experiences!
Have you traveled overseas, experienced the need for cultural competence, or encountered global health issues?  The Global Initiatives in Nursing Committee is looking for students with personal experiences to feature on our webpage!  Please email nsna@nsna.org attn: Jonathan with your topic for approval. 

Join the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Student Network
Connect with nursing students from around the globe on the ICN Student Network! Expand your horizons and start or continue a discussion on issues of interest to nursing students. 

Support Orphaned Daughters of Nurses in Developing Countries
The International Council of Nurses and the Florence Nightingale International Foundation are raising funds through the sale of a Florence Nightingale Teddy Bear, launched in support of the ICN's Girl Child Education Fund (GCEF).  The fund provides for the schooling of the orphaned daughters of nurses in developing countries. You can add your support by purchasing a GCEF Bear or adding a link to the GCEF bear website www.gcefbear.com  on your Facebook page, website or blog. Shipment of the GCEF bear is available to all countries.

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of 135 national nurses associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. Operated by nurses and leading nursing internationally, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all and sound health policies globally.

Global Nursing Resources

International Council of Nurses

ICN International Student Nurse Network

ICN International Student Nurse Resources

ICN Nursing Students Network Forum

Center for Disease Control Travel Health

Council on International Education Exchange

Nursing Students Educate Tanzanian Residents

AACN Toolkit for Cultural Competence

Works on transcultural nursing by Dr. Madeleine Leininger

Online cultural training resource for study abroad, from University of the Pacific, Stockton California

The Hospital at the End of the World by Joe Niemczura

How To Build Global Community from Syracuse Cultural Workers

Nurses—Making a Difference in Global Health

Combat Human Trafficking and learn about The Freedom Climb for Global Health Issues: visit www.thefreedomclimb.net for information.

Role of the Nurse in Combatting Human Trafficking

The Costly Business of Human Trafficking

Imprint Articles

 

In Florence’s Footsteps: Notes from a Journey Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing, is spending her summer vacation pursuing a dream to learn more about the life and work of the legendary Florence Nightingale. She’s traveling through Europe on a special tour developed in honor of the centennial of Nightingale’s death. In her dispatches from the road, posted one by one on the homepage of the American Journal of Nursing blog, Off the Charts, and then collected on this page, Hassmiller reports on her trip, what she learns, and what it means to nurses’ work today. Read more . . .