ABSTRACT
It has been my good fortune to visit and work with nursing colleagues in many different countries. The old adage ‘travel broadens the mind’ is true. If one has experience of only one work setting in one country to draw upon, one’s understanding of the profession of nursing will be limited indeed. I hope that by gaining at least a small insight into ‘what is happening’ and the possible reasons for particular developments, in different countries, readers will gain a deeper insight into their own working practice and its likely future development.
