Harford Community College/Moscow Medical College #1
Country:
Russia
Award Date:
2001
Award Amount:
$62,420.00
Cost Share:
$64,800.00
Other Partners:
Upper Chesapeake Medical System; Citizen Care Center; Moscow Municipal Hospital #36; Moscow Municipal Hospital #64; Moscow Tuberculosis Hospital #52; Moscow Municipal Hospital #15; Invalids of War Hospital; Zelenograd Nursing College
This partnership designed and implemented a continuing education system for nursing that integrates the nurse as a key member of the health care team and promotes nursing reform in hospitals and nursing schools. Activities concentrated on delivering continuing education to practicing nurses on applying the nursing process to patient care. Work also focused on general education and training on topics pertinent to nursing reform. The partners targeted hospitals and facilities used by the typical Russian citizen for their training and outreach workshops and seminars. The partners trained 310 indviduals from several Russian colleges and hospitals, and several delegations of Russian educators and health care practitioners visited Harford and surrounding hospitals and facilities to view the work of U.S. nurses in hospitals and nursing homes.