How NNA international departments work

Nurses and their national nurses' associations (NNAs) cannot afford to remain isolated from the world around them. This fact is widely accepted. But how many NNAs have taken the initiative to formalize their international relations rather than depend upon occasional attendance at a worldwide conference and haphazard contacts. To help NNAs that are contemplating or setting up an international department, INR reviews the objectives and operations of these departments at the Royal College of Nursing and the Canadian Nurses Association. Next, the spotlight will be on NNA international departments in Denmark, Norway and Japan.