This course covers trends and issues related to health care and nursing at the local, regional and global levels. The course will also present trends and issues in international nursing related to practice, education, research and management in this field and analyze them in a focused manner in terms of their relevance to the subject and their applicability to nursing in Al-Anbar Governorate in particular and in Iraq in general. The courses will also discuss the legal, ethical and socio-cultural aspects of scientific and technological developments.