Global health nursing : narratives from the field / Christina A. Harlan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harlan, Christina A., editor.

Standardized Title:

Global health nursing (Harlan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Research.

Nursing.

Nursing--Research--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The narratives in this book offer rare and much-needed insight into the lived experiences and contributions of the largest cadre of global health workers: the nurses who have dedicated their careers and their lives to serving the world''s poor. Paul Farmer, MD, PhD. Kolokotrones University Professor,. Harvard University. Co-Founder, Partners in Health. Global Health Nursing-as a career or as a time-limited experience in personal and professional growth-is a rapidly growing specialty area. This unique book presents first-hand accounts from nurses at all professional levels, who share their life

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: How Vision Forms; Share Global Health Nursing: Narratives From the Field; Part I: Global Health Nursing in Clinical Practice: Determined to Make a Difference; Chapter 1: An Unexpected Path: From Domestic Cancer Care to Global HIV Work; Two Planets; Pediatric HIV; Global Health; Lessons Learned?; References; Chapter 2: Patience, Understanding, and Advocacy: Scrubbing Babies in Africa; Peace Corps-Mali; Nursing School-Baltimore; Midwifery-El Paso; Mentor-Rwanda; My Soapbox

Chapter 3: A Worthy Endeavor: A Very Determined Nurse Achieves Her GoalNursing School; First Steps; Two Years, Three Months, and a Lot of Preparation!; The Long-Awaited Mission; Uganda and a Different Understanding of Reality; Reflections; Coming Home; Chapter 4: A Nurse's Conflict: Care Diverted During a Coup; An Unplanned Beginning; Background; The Sibut Project; Conflict Erupts; A New Normal; Taking Care of Ourselves; Back to Work; Uncertainty Continues; Chapter 5: Here Among Us: Caring for Migrant and Immigrant Patients in Rural United States; Global Health in the United States

Finding My WayAn Introduction to Migrant Health; The Larger Migrant Health Community; Settling Out; Back to School; The Community Health Center Experience; Beyond the Border; Migrant Clinicians Network; Retrospective: Three Decades Later; References; Chapter 6: Therapeutic Communication: Bridging Cultural and Language Differences; Nursing; Boston; Global is Local; Ghana; El Futuro; Chapter 7: Hope for a Changing System: Experiences of a Haitian Colleague; Becoming a Nurse; An Unforgetable Experience; A Chance to Learn from Others; Haitian People are Not Like African People!; My First Job

Zanmi LasantePatient Education and Advocacy; Respect for Other's Beliefs; Nursing Education in Haiti; References; Chapter 8: Comparing Health Systems: A Scottish Nurse Finds Herself in North Carolina; Public or Private Health Care; More than a "Nit Nurse"; Moving to the United States; "Green Cards"; Back to Work!; Becoming Licensed; The Path to Citizenship; National Certification as a School Nurse; Thoughts for the Future; Chapter 9: Missionary Nursing: Life Among an Indonesian Tribe; Our Preparation; A Snapshot of Our Location; Surprises Upon Reaching the Island of Java

Confronting PrejudiceLiving Among a Tribe; Tribal Nursing Stories; The Impact of Worldview and Culture Upon Health Care; Advice to Nurses Desiring to Serve Overseas; A Final Word; Part II: Global Health Nursing as an Avocation: A Passion for Doing More; Chapter 10: Rising From the Ashes: Hospice, Health, and Holism in Sierra Leone; Why Global Health?; Preparation and Patience; Sierra Leone: The Importance of History; The Shepherd's Hospice; On Understanding and Being Understood; The Need for a Joined-Up Approach; Combating Stigma; Health Beliefs

Competing Priorities Among NGOs and Donor-Led Agencies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8261-2118-7

OCLC:

892245959