Global Rural Nursing Exchange Network

05/12/2025

It's time to register for our June 4th webinar "Defining and Understanding Disasters: What Does It Mean For Rural Nurses?"

This session - presented by Judith Kulig, BScN, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge - will define disasters, provide examples of types of disasters, and include statistics about the frequency of such events in North America. Importantly, the role of rural nurses in preparing and responding to disasters will also be included. The ICN Framework of disaster nursing competencies will be discussed within a context of rural and remote settings. Throughout the webinar, examples from the presenter’s rural wildfire program will be included.

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This webinar will define disasters, provide examples of types of disasters, and include statistics about the frequency of such events in North America. Importantly, the role of rural nurses in preparing and responding to disasters will also be included. The ICN Framework of disaster nursing competen...

05/06/2025

We are THRILLED to announce that we have rescheduled the first webinar in our Disaster Series for June 4th.

Join the esteemed Judith Kulig as she shares her years of knowledge of rural nursing and their role in disasters in the aptly titled "Defining and Understanding Disasters: What Does It Mean For Rural Nurses?".

This webinar will be held on June 4th at 3 PM Central and is the first in a series of three webinars dedicated to rural nursing and disaster response, preparedness and recovery.

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This webinar will define disasters, provide examples of types of disasters, and include statistics about the frequency of such events in North America. Importantly, the role of rural nurses in preparing and responding to disasters will also be included. The ICN Framework of disaster nursing competen...

04/29/2025

Congratulations to GRNEN co-founder Audrey Wright Snyder for being named as Widener University's next Dean of the School of Nursing. Audrey is a staunch advocate for rural nursing and has been promoting access to care for rural and under-resourced populations throughout her career.

She is a regular presenter for GRNEN webinars, including the upcoming July 9th "Assessing Disaster Preparedness and Resilience in St Kitts and Nevis". https://www.grnen.org/upcoming-webinars

https://www.widener.edu/news/noteworthy/audrey-snyder-named-dean-school-nursing

Audrey Snyder has been named the next dean of the School of Nursing. Snyder will assume the role on July 1, 2025.

04/17/2025

We currently have four educators who are looking for a partner for the 2025-2026 Global Rural Nursing Virtual Collaboration Learning Grant.

If you are interested in applying, please reach out to us via email and we will make an introduction.

Thank you.

04/11/2025

We have two nursing programs seeking an international partner to apply for a 2025-2026 Global Rural Nursing Virtual Collaboration Learning Grant.

If you are interested in connecting with these individuals or looking for a specific partner of your own, please connect here:

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04/04/2025

Take a listen to Dr. Audrey Snyder, Associate Dean at UNCG’s School of Nursing and co-founder of the GRNEN, joined by Sarah Apel, as they share a conversation about the global potential of mobile healthcare.

From international student exchanges to real-world refugee care in North Carolina, they discuss how global partnerships and cultural connections are reshaping mobile health education—and how organizations like GEMMA can help share that impact even further.

Audrey Snyder, Associate Dean at UNCG’s School of Nursing and co-founder of the Global Rural Nurse Exchange Network (GRNEN), joins Sarah Apel in a conversati...

04/03/2025

We are THRILLED to announce our new online community!

Join GRNEN online to connect and collaborate with our global rural nursing network.

Here you can meet rural nurses, nursing educators, nursing students, researchers, and more who share your passion for rural health.

Join the discussions that are already taking place! View photographs from rural clinics around the world!

To login, click here:

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03/31/2025

Today at 12 Central:

Heart of Rural Nursing-Lack of Services/Caregiver-Child Interaction Stressors & Mental Health Impact

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03/18/2025

This Thursday join GRNEN and USD for a webinar at 1:00 PM Central on The Heart of Rural Nursing: Stigma and Discrimination and Their Impact on Mental Health.

This 60-minute webinar will feature nursing students from the University of South Dakota who will share their clinical immersion experience working in rural communities across South Dakota while exploring the critical relationship between the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in rural communities of South Dakota.

Registration: https://iecho.org/hub/ORG1688148037633FGCZ3DJ96U/program/PRGM16946338092791UEGOB6WF9/details

03/03/2025

We are now accepting application for the 2025-2026 Global Rural Nursing Virtual Collaboration Learning Grant.

To apply for this grant Nursing Universities/Nursing Programs must be partnered with another university/program from a different country and build a program/project that includes 3rd or 4th year BSN students or nursing graduate students.

Application details, eligibility and form: https://www.grnen.org/grants

02/28/2025

Set your alarm for Monday, March 3!

The Global Rural Nursing Virtual Collaboration Learning Grant will open this year's application period for nursing programs interested in developing a rural nursing program with an international partner.

Four applicants will be accepted into this year's program.

For details and pre-application tips, click here: https://www.grnen.org/grants

Grant details and the application will be live on that site Monday morning.

02/27/2025

Starting March 20th, GRNEN, in collaboration with the University of South Dakota, will host a series of five webinars featuring nursing students as they share their experiences working in rural hospitals.

We encourage you to sign up for these sessions that will focus on Rural Mental Health Disparities and Resources.

Details: https://www.grnen.org/upcoming-webinars

Registration: https://iecho.org/hub/ORG1688148037633FGCZ3DJ96U/program/PRGM16946338092791UEGOB6WF9/details