title: The healing of Hugo Lopez: an Operation Rainbow triumph.
abstract: 1. Operation Rainbow organizes surgical missions, and "is dedicated to relieving the suffering of the world's forgotten children through service, education and reconstructive surgery." 2. Nurses planning to go on a surgical mission should be prepared to bring all needed supplies. Do not expect any supplies to be at your final destination. 3. Do not impose your culture on local hospital workers. Ethnocentrism (the belief that one's own values are superior to another) is an easy crutch to use when you are uncomfortable because you are in a different culture.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Zinner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008493:Medical Missions; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014481:United States