title: Creating an international nursing practice and education workplace.
abstract: In today's global workplace, both nursing practice and education need to promote international health. Nurses from a comprehensive 373-patient-bed hospital at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and faculty from the College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, in southwest Ohio have successfully collaborated to develop several unique international nursing exchange programs. The goals of these programs are to increase cultural sensitivity and nursing knowledge relevant to a global community. The essential components used in creating and implementing the programs with Scotland, Honduras, and Korea will serve as an international workplace model for others, especially for those settings focused on children and family health care.
authors.affiliation: Community Outreach and Development, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. mhern@twu.edu
authors.forename: Marcia J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hern
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: Debby
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weitkamp
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000379:methods; D014943:Global Health; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D040541:Marketing / Q000379:methods; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009820:Ohio; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*