Guatemalan Nursing Promotion Program

This is a program to educate and train nursing students while delivering nursing care to remote areas of Guatemala Doctors and medical staff working in the country’s capital Guatemala City assist and guide the nursing students who carry emergency kits for initial diagnosis treatment of emergencies ordinary problems and follow-up visits Serious cases are referred to the nearest clinic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Before becoming part of this mobile healthcare network the nursing students are trained by real-time video conferencing using telephones computers and a telewriter Tele-courses are also given on-site in the Nursing School in Coban and in other remote areas nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbs