Each of these programs offers nurses an opportunity to volunteer around the world and lend a helping hand in underserved nations. Opportunities offered by these programs include giving shots and blood tests, spreading AIDS awareness, and caring for the elderly. These are all great ways for nurses to learn and experience different cultures. In nursing, it's not just about being clinical and following the rules, it's about doing what's best for the patient and making them comfortable. Another way globalization can affect nursing is international nursing conferences. These conferences are a good way to standardize procedures. They are also a good opportunity to discuss procedures to use in hypothetical events. It is very important that nurses have standardized methods for treating diseases before they actually occur. For example, if we had had a standardized method of treating Ebola patients before the epidemic, the hysteria caused by it would have been