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President's Message -

I am pleased to announce that the following two IHCNO books are in production by Springer Nature with an expected 2027 copyright date. Both will be free open access to download and bound books available for purchase.

• International Home Care Nurses Organization. International Scope and Standards of Home Healthcare
Nursing Practice. Approved by the American Nurses Association Board of Directors on 15 September 2026.

• Hinck, S.M. & Harris, M.D. (eds.). Global Best Practices in Home Healthcare Nursing: Endorsed by the
International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). New title finalized 5 October 2026.

Thank you again to the hundreds of nurses around the world who have helped with these projects.

Dissemination of the research-based international scope and standards of home healthcare nursing practice continues.
Please take a look at the presentations available and sign up for open access in early 2027 on the Scope and Standards page.

The IHCNO Board of Directors will elect new officers for 2-year terms as Vice President and Treasurer at its November 19 meeting.
Nominations of colleagues and self-nominations are accepted by submitting a letter of interest that describes leadership within IHCNO
as well as other professional accomplishments to [email protected]. Criteria for the Vice President includes one year of current or former
service on the IHCNO Board of Directors.

Susan M. Hinck, PhD, APRN, GCNS-BC
President, IHCNO

Urgent Funding Request to Support Open Access Publication

Donations are needed to pay the Springer Nature publishing charge for open access to An International Evidence-Based Framework for Professional Home Healthcare Nursing Practice: Endorsed by the International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). The book has 43 chapters written by 74 authors from 30 countries on topics of home-based nursing education and curriculum, clinical practice, and leadership and management. Help us make our plan for this book to be free open access to everyone by donating what you can.

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Thank you for your support!

2026 IHCNO DAISY Nurse Honorees!

We were delighted to hold the second IHCNO DAISY Award presentation for 2026.
We awarded Rachel Meyer and Barbara Hunter, extraordinary nurses, for their compassion and exceptional care.
These moments are a meaningful way for us to come together and celebrate the incredible work that nurses are doing around the world.

Rachel and Barbara's nomination story and the presentation will be on the website soon.

IHNCO is a member of ICN

The IHCNO is now affiliated with the International Council of Nurses (ICN). The ICN is a federation of more than 140 national nurses’ associations representing the 30 million nurses worldwide. ICN grants affiliate status to international specialist nursing organizations whose mission, mandate, constitution, and objectives are consistent with those of ICN and who have nurses as the majority of their members. ICN works within policy advocacy, global health partnerships, leadership development, expanding networks, and more.