Online Global Nurse Meetings Have you ever thought that it would be nice to have a networking group? The problem with most nurses is that 12 hour workdays don’t allow for a lot of free time. However, there is an option available today that was not available for previous generations. It is a global meeting, and they are becoming very popular, and for good reason. Networking can be very beneficial and global networking and meetings open a world of possibilities. Benefits to Online Meetings Most people don’t enjoy work meetings. You attend them because you are required to, however you don’t often get much out of them. Someone always dominates the conversation, and about half way through you wish you could get up and leave. This is where an online meeting comes in, you can leave anytime you wish. Online meetings can be done by video, chat, or phone, however in general, chat works very well. An online meeting gives you the option to sit at home in your PJ’s, while getting the benefit of the meeting contents. You can select a meeting dedicated to nurses that has a specific topic, for instance, working with diabetic patients. This subject may be of specific interest to you, and depending on who is in the meeting, they may have valuable information on the subject. A leisure meeting can also involve sharing tips and techniques that can benefit your work with patients. Related: Considering a Nursing Career Global Online Nurse Meetings There is a very new program that will allow for meetings around the world, and the program will translate the spoken words to your native language. This can be very enlightening, as you can converse with a nurse in Tokyo or Switzerland, and have everything translated so you can read or hear the conversation in your own language. For nurses, this can provide innovative information that may not be available in the United States currently. At some point, most international procedures that are worthy, make it to the U.S. A global meeting on the subject may have informed you in advance, and the new procedures will be familiar to you. Also, think how interesting it would be to talk with a nurse from Japan, that like you, just worked a 12hour shift, and wants to relax and maybe share a little information on their day. You can learn how different and similar nursing is from one country to another.
What is a Global Meeting Like? Marcy started attending global online meetings 6 months ago. As she describes it, they publish on the website when the meeting will take place. This can often be odd times since some meeting attendees are across the world. Marcy was looking for information on arthritis treatments since she worked with many geriatric patients. She noticed a meeting originating in Japan was going to cover the latest information on arthritis treatments, so she signed up. Once signed up you receive a code to join the meeting when the host arrives. In this meeting, Marcy was very curious what the Eastern treatment was for arthritis. Marcy learned of an experiment conducted in Japan, and the great success they had with the combination of drugs working together. As it turned out, the two combined medications were already in the U.S. market, they just were not generally prescribed together. The day after the meeting, Marcy mentioned what she learned, to the physician she worked for. The doctor agreed there was no harm in trying, and indeed, the success was amazing. 78% of the patients with this particular form of arthritis saw a major improvement in their symptoms. As a result of Marcy’s findings, she won Nurse of the year in the clinic she worked in, and it all originated from a global online meeting. Related: Food Safety at Work It is also easy to start online meetings yourself, and get the word out through social media, you will probably get good response. Meetings can be of an informative nature, or just a talk and vent session that you share feelings, concerns, and simply talk about the challenges you had that particular day. A global meeting would show the comparison between American nursing and nursing in another country, it can be quite interesting. For instance, in Japan nurses are never allowed to work more than 6 hours at any given 24 hour period, and the actual work week for a nurse consist of 4 days If you have an interest in meetings, or networking, either domestically or globally, look online for meetings dedicated to nurses, and determine what the requirements are for signing up. Broaden your horizons with an online meeting in a foreign land. Related: International Nurses Association - What's Your Superpower? Tshirt Please follow us on Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest and Twitter