Abstract
In June, 1994 Dr. Grayce Roessler led a group of nurses to China to attend and present at international nursing conferences in Beijing and Shanghai. Dr. Roessler, an internationally known transcultural nursing leader, has traveled extensively in China (some 36 trips over 20 years). Her first trip to China, focused on nursing, took place in the fall of 1981 as a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The ANA group was invited to China by the Chinese government and the Chinese Nurses Association (CNA). Subsequent to that visit, she became involved in working with the Chinese Ministry of Health, the Chinese Nurses Association, and several of the CNAs in various cities throughout China. In an effort to assist in the preparation of Chinese nurses as teachers and administrators in the evolving health care system, Dr. Roessler facilitated a one year (1985-86) study program in the United States (Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California) for a group of 20 Chinese nurses. It was the first time in history that a number of Chinese nurses had studied at one institution with American nurses in the United States. Dr. Roessler has since coordinated several international conferences in China and arranged for American nurse experts in various fields to present at these meetings. In addition, she has traveled independently as a teacher and consultant and has taken numerous nursing study tour groups to many countries as part of continuing educational experiences. In this issue of the Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Dr. Roessler presents her reflections on nursing in China from a historical and transcultural nursing leader's perspective.
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