In March of 2013, four Masters Entry Clinical Nursing students had the opportunity to join Smiles International for two days in Tecate, Mexico as student nurse volunteers. Smiles International performs charitable surgical procedures for underprivileged individuals with cleft and craniofacial deformities. On this particular trip, students encountered an obstacle with a power-outage in the clinic, but Dr. Jeff Moses, the founder of Smiles International, demonstrated great perseverance in acquiring a generator to be able to perform all of the planned surgeries for the patients. Joining Smiles International in Tecate gave students the opportunity to not only hone clinical skills and work with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, but also to witness the progress of the patients. The students worked in preoperative and postoperative care.
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