Ever felt like spreading your wings and exploring nursing in a place or culture very different from your own? Margaret Macdonald shows us that it can be done and that many worthwhile experiences can be obtained, allowing a fresh perspective on our own healthcare system.

How it began

It all started with hitting 40, bad weather and longterm itchy feet. I saw the job advertisement through the Internet for a clinical educator in theatres in Whangarei, New Zealand, and telephoned to find the post still open. The one problem was that my husband had to find a job in Whangarei, too, which was the ...

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