Globalization is a fact of modern life and healthcare that comes with various challenges and opportunities. After telling the story of one nurse’s experience of working with Healthy Kids, Brighter Future in Zambia, the authors of this paper discuss five elements of being a global nurse. The five elements are global: aesthetics, intelligence, ethics, politics, and health. Implications for nursing and nursing education are also discussed.
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