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The Network has developed a post-registration European Nursing
Module (ENM) to facilitate exchanges in post-registration areas
within the Network.
 Purpose
The overall purpose of this exchange programme is two-fold. First,
to provide qualified nurses and midwives engaged in post-registration
studies to gain experience of studying within another culture. Second,
to enable nurses/midwives in the receiving institution to gain insight
into practices and current thinking in other countries pertinent
to their area of specialism.
Scope of the Programme
Given the wide range of post-registration courses offered by the
different ENM Network member institutions, five broad areas or fields
of interest have been identified:
i. Mother and Child Care
ii. Community Care
iii. Adult Nursing
iv. Intensive Care and Emergency Nursing
v. Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing
While it is expected that the above fields are sufficiently broad
to enable participating institutions to 'fit' their post-Registration
courses within one or more of them, they are not seen as being totally
exclusive. Institutions participating in the module will be able
to agree exchanges within other specialities that are mutually compatible.
 Outcomes
of the Module
As a result of participating in this module, students will:
i. have further developed their awareness of the influence of culture
on health and nursing practice;
ii. value the sharing of multi-cultural knowledge and experience;
iii. demonstrate increased awareness and tolerance of other cultures;
iv. reflect on their values and attitudes relating to nursing and
health care;
v. share their learning experience with colleagues, and in the
light of his/her reflection develop their own practice and that
of their colleagues;
vi. gain increased understanding of, and empathy for, the experience
of 'being a stranger'.
 Administration
of the Module
It is not intended that the ENM Officers should undertake the administration
and co-ordination of this module. Institutions wishing to participate
in this programme should draw up individual bilateral agreements
with each other. Given the nature of post-Registration courses,
the timing of the exchange will need to be flexible in order to
meet the requirements of the participating institutions. Therefore,
all arrangements for such student exchanges should be made directly
between institutions that have entered into a bilateral agreement.A
list of participating institutions, and experience they can offer,
will be held by the ENM secretary and circulated to all members
of the ENM
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