Dr. Lorraine Wright, Canada, and Dr. Janice M. Bell, Canada, offered an invited 4-day Family Nursing Externship workshop for advanced practice to 23 nurses from 3 countries (Switzerland, Austria, Italy) in June 2014. Sponsored by Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Nursing, the Family Nursing Externship offered ideas about advanced practice with families focused on the Illness Beliefs Model and the Trinity Model. A live family interview with a Swiss family experiencing illness was offered by Dr. Lorraine Wright and a reflecting team intervention was moderated by Dr. Janice Bell. Thanks to Barbara Preusse Bleuler for organizing and hosting this event which focused on increasing the competence and confidence of practicing nurses to offer family nursing interventions to families. For more information, contact IFNA members, Lorraine Wright: [email protected] or Janice M. Bell: [email protected]
