Global Partnerships for Professional Development: A Cambodian Exemplar

Searching for collaboration in international nursing partnerships: a literature review

“…2008). The second discusses how the Khmer Rouge dictatorship systematically targeted health professionals during the Cambodian genocide, leading to a shortage of nurses that persists today (Lasater et al. 2012).…”

“…These challenges included lack of resources to conduct research and lack of supplies and education materials for nurses from LIC, which were rectified through the formation of respective nursing partnerships (Bender et al. 2011; Lasater et al. 2012; Malloy et al.…”

“…The first underscores the history of Tajikistan as part of the former Soviet Union and how its emergence as an independent nation has created a resource strain within its healthcare system (Parfitt et al 2008). The second discusses how the Khmer Rouge dictatorship systematically targeted health professionals during the Cambodian genocide, leading to a shortage of nurses that persists today (Lasater et al 2012).…”

“…The endemic poverty in each of the LICs, where nursing partnerships took place, presented logistical and infrastructure challenges to the partnership planning process. These challenges included lack of resources to conduct research and lack of supplies and education materials for nurses from LIC, which were rectified through the formation of respective nursing partnerships (Bender et al 2011;Lasater et al 2012;Malloy et al 2011;Parfitt et al 2008;Plager & Razaonandrianina 2009;Vitols et al 2007). Some articles also addressed the emotional burden of working with patients whose health was ravaged by inadequate food and housing, among other resources (Kemp & Tindiweegi 2001;Mutea & Baker 2008;Vitols et al 2007).…”

Capacity Development in an Undergraduate Nursing Program in Vietnam

“…The majority of nursing programs in HueUMP have partner institutions worldwide, including other less-developed countries, and it is not difficult to meet global partners in those developing countries. According to Sies et al (18), Tvelt et al (19), and Lasater et al (20), the respect of partner nursing program's partners may enable sustainable performance and create a future in nursing as a global network. It would be a very good strategy to use witnesses outside of the project to monitor and global partners to encourage faculty's efforts in upgrading nursing programs from various viewpoints and cooperating as required with outside experts on weak areas.…”