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W o r k I n g Across Borders. Maggie Roberts on behalf of the Nottingham Team (Carol Hall, Mary Brown and Aaron Fecowycz ) The University of Nottingham, UK. The Aim. To identify the training requirements and nursing skills for mobility* for working nurses. .
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Wo r k I n g Across Borders Maggie Roberts on behalf of the Nottingham Team (Carol Hall, Mary Brown and Aaron Fecowycz) The University of Nottingham, UK.
The Aim To identify the training requirements and nursing skills for mobility* for working nurses. * The term Mobility here embraces the movement of nurses, patients and workforce colleagues. Travel may be European, international long term or transient, result from incoming migration to a country or outward migration to another, and may include circular or transitional migration between countries.
EU Funding This project was made possible by:- Leonardo Da Vinci Lifelong Learning Funding • The application was for the mobility stream and so the emphasis was on travel, • The emphasis was on the cross cultural sharing of ideas • And learning about each others’ health care systems and practices
Staging The Work • This project took place over a two year period. • It involved a series of educational dialogues • It included visits to each other’s countries • Was shaped by investigative inquiry with post registration student practitioners
Project Partners Belgium Finland Germany Ireland Portugal Turkey UK
Appreciate inquiry • Derived from organisational change model, • It is humanistic, valuing peoples views • It focuses on best practice and positive approaches • It affirms good practice • It stimulates the imagination • And asks why not ?
The Work Packages WP 1 = Project Steering WP 2 = Dreaming - Creating a Vision of the International Nurse WP 3 = Discovering – Identifying Skills for Mobility WP 4 = Discovering - Best Practice Mobility Education / Preparation WP 5 = Discovering - The Organisational Contribution to Mobility WP 6 = Designing - Agreed Statements and a Framework of Self Assessment WP 7 = Dissemination – through Self Assessment tools & Publicity Materials
Language • The project language was English • This made it hard for some – more time had to be allotted for communication and meetings slowed down • Differences of use were discovered • Debate around nursing stimulated • A conceptual glossary was developed.
MY Journey FROM Ignorance to Bliss • European Legislation • Insight into other healthcare systems • The commonalities of nursing • The differences between cultures
No complaints about project workload • We appreciate to be a member of this group. We are enjoying the opportunity to work with all of you in this process.
Portuguese Summary PROJECT PRINCIPLES /VALUES TeamworkRespectful Acceptance Negotiation SupportFriendship Open-mindednessReflective Mindfulness
www.transformnursing.eu September 2012
Discovery and Visioning – The best of what is…. What does the International nurse look like??? “We believe that all nurses practice globalised health care”
A Holistic View of Nursing Roles • The Nurse as Practitioner • The Nurse as Educator • The Nurse as Clinical Leader
The Project Process EXAMPLE Evidence Exploration Provocative vision Nursing skills Self assessment