Durban Calling - Royal College Of Nursing

Main Category: Nursing / Midwifery
Article Date: 30 Jun 2009 - 5:00 PDT

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For the first time RCN members can get a unique insight into the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress care of a daily blog.

Chair of the Association of Nursing Students (ANS) Naomi Baker has already started sending back daily reports from Durban, South Africa, where the 24th Quadrennial ICN Congress is being held.

The ICN represents more then 130 national nursing associations, working together to promote the global advancement of nursing. Congress comprises a business meeting and conference and is an opportunity to showcase nursing, exchange knowledge and discuss the future of the profession on an international scale.

Highlights of Naomi's packed week will include attending the Student Assembly; shadowing consultant to the ICN Student Network, Anne Morrison; and meeting nurses and nursing students from around the world.

Read Baker's blog here.

Read more about the ICN Congress at http://www.icn.ch/congress2009.

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Royal College of Nursing