International collaboration in genetic nursing.
Collaboration across national borders presents unique challenges and opportunities. A desire to expand your understanding of healthcare issues, and a willingness to share time and intellectual resources generously, contribute to successful collaboration. This is especially useful in small but rapidly developing healthcare specialities, such as genetic nursing. By outlining the benefits of work between two nurses in the UK and the US, this article argues that specialist nurses can benefit from international collaboration where the partners share problem solving and mentoring on common professional issues.
Skirton
Heather
H
Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust and Lecturer, University of Wales College of Medicine. heather.skirton@tst.nhs.uk
Williams
Janet
J
D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004739:England; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007484:Iowa; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*