Emerging Global Health Issues
Read the article attached and the link below and reviewed the attached PowerPoint presentation once done, please present and 800 words essay about the role of nursing in global health.
INSTRUCTIONS:
As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard titled “Week 15 discussion questions” and the SafeAssign exercise in the assignment tab of the blackboard(which is mandatory). A minimum of 3 evidence-based references besides the class textbook no older than 5 years must be used and quoted according to APA guidelines. You must post two replies to any of your peers sustained with the proper references no older than 5 years in two different days to verify attendance and as well make sure the references are properly quoted and mention to whom you are replying to. The reply is a comment to your peer, not an extension of what you posted in your assignment. What I mean is that you can’t post in your replies the same that you posted in your assignment or literally what is written in the reference that you. Please make sure you quote the references properly. A minimum of 800 words is required. Please make sure to follow the instructions as given and use either spell-check or Grammarly before you post your assignment. I will also pay close attention to spelling and/or grammar. Please review the rubric attached to the lecture. You must present the assignment according to how it is posted, answering the questions by number and essay-style assignments will not be accepted unless otherwise specified. I’ve been grading a lot of assignments with quite a few spelling/grammar errors. As a BSN student, you should be able to present an assignment according to APA and without errors. This reflects our University.
We are entering week 15 of our course which means we are entering the final curve and your performance in the class will influence your grade. As a student’s close graduation perhaps planning to continue graduate studies it is very important that you follow the instructions as given.
Due dates:
I recommend that you continue working on the Course Reflection Assignment already posted which is due the last day of week number 15. The forums to start posting the assignment are already open.
If you have any questions, please contact me via FNU email.
Due dates:
Assignment – Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 11:59 PM in the discussion tab of the blackboard, and SafeAssign exercise in the assignment tab of the blackboard which is mandatory.
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/global-health
Chapter 15: Nursing and Global Health
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Introduction to Global Health #1
Global health: the challenges to and opportunities for health and well-being that transcend national borders, have broad socioeconomic and political impact, and are best addressed by coordinated, multinational efforts.
Regardless of where nurses work, global health issues will have an impact on their work to some degree.
Example: 2014 Ebola outbreak
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Introduction to Global Health #2
Lack of Human Resources for Health Globally
Three major processes contribute to the shortage of health care workers, including nurses:
insufficient supply
inadequate distribution
migration
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Introduction to Global Health #3
International nurses working in global health will frequently encounter local complementary and integrative health and traditional remedies, including
Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs): a person whose cultural role it is to attend to women before, during, or after childbirth
Traditional Healers: community members who are recognized for their ability to use physical, spiritual, and/or herbal modalities to treat illness
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Question #1
Is the following statement true or false?
Utilizing Traditional Birth Attendants in communities optimizes better outcomes for mother and child.
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Answer to Question #1
False
Rationale: Maternal and neonatal mortality is higher when the only birth attendant is a TBA. Historically, this has been due to a lack of sterile or clean technique or a lack of knowledge regarding prevention of common childbirth complications.
Global health nurses often train TBAs in evidence-based maternity care in order to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.
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Introduction to Global Health #4
There are large disparities in health and well-being at the global level, which result from complex political and economic processes.
Over the past 50 years, significant efforts have been made to improve the well-being of people living in low-income countries.
Maternal and child health interventions
Water and sanitation improvements
HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
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Millennium Developmental Goals
A worldwide commitment to reduce extreme poverty is led by the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2000.
Organized under 8 goals known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Each goal has a series of time-bound targets with a deadline of 2015.
The three related to global health are to:
Reduce Child Mortality
Improve Maternal Health
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases
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Key Concepts in Global Health and International Nursing
Effective partnerships between foreign and local nurses can result in creative, evidence-based, appropriate, and sustainable solutions to local healthcare challenges.
Sustainability means that once a project is completed, its results can be maintained by the community or government without further outside input.
Other concepts include availability, accessibility, and acceptability.
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Question #2
Which of the following key concepts in global health may be concerned with individuals fearing stigma?
Partnerships
Sustainability
Availability
Accessibility
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Answer to Question #2
D. Accessibility
Rationale: Accessibility means that the people for whom the product or service is intended are able to obtain it.
One critical element of accessibility is stigma; do people fear using the product or service because it might stigmatize them in their community?
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The Global Public Health Sector
Multilateral organizations: collaborative effort among many different countries with a shared purpose
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN)
Bilateral organizations and donors: governmental organizations responsible for investing in development programs in lower-income countries
Nongovernment organizations (NGOs): nonprofit development organizations, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, universities, and for-profit contracting firms
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The Nurse in Global Public Health
In the realm of international health, nurses play various roles: as advisors, trainers, program managers, researchers, and humanitarian response workers.
In all of these roles, transcultural nursing skills are essential to success, as they all require the ability to communicate, work, and adapt interventions to cultures different than one’s own.
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Preparing for a Career in International Nursing and Global Public Health
Nurses working outside their home countries should have certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure their success:
Knowledge of history, international and community development, and the culture in their host country
Strong transcultural nursing skills
Attitudes that facilitate professional success: willingness to live in less than comfortable conditions; openness to the perspective of others; flexibility; and energy to take personal risks to advocate for social justice and achieve morally sound outcomes
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Getting Started in International Nursing and Global Public Health
The best way to get started in international nursing is through long-term volunteer work with an organization
Developing an appropriate skill set in their own country
Academic preparation; studying and researching transcultural nursing
Some nurses support global health by providing financial support to an organization that works in this field.
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Other Nursing Roles Internationally
Medical missions
Short-term assignments
Military nursing
Long-term volunteerships
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Question #3
Is the following statement true or false?
One way a nurse may develop his/her skill set in their own country is by learning a new language.
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Answer to Question #3
True
Rationale: Developing a skill set in their own country may include learning a new language.
Many of the same skills needed for international nursing are useful when working transculturally at home.
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