Global changes nurses can make

Nurses can effect global change.

Many people die of preventable, curable diseases, the majority of whom are in tropical Third World countries… Malaria, tuberculosis, acute lower-respiratory infections—these claimed 6.1 million lives in 1998. People died because the drugs used to treat those illnesses were either unavailable or no longer effective. They died because it is not profitable to keep them alive.

Millions for Viagra, Ken Silverstein The Nation, July 19, 1999, Pennies for Poor Diseases

Unfortunately, little has changed since 1998. Even basic medical care is difficult to obtain for many people living in impoverished underdeveloped countries. Despite the fact that international agencies fund outreach programs and corporations, and that nonprofit organizations donate goods and services, the level of health care remains far below what is required to meet the needs of struggling populations. Polluted water supplies, unsanitary conditions, and inadequate nutrition exacerbate the poor health that exists in these environments. Nurses in developed countries have many opportunities and advantages that those in developing countries do not have. What can nurses do to help their international colleagues and advocate for the world’s poor and underserved?

In this Discussion, you will consider the challenges of providing health care to the world’s most vulnerable citizens, as well as how nurses can advocate on their behalf.

 

To get ready:

Consider the difficulties of providing health care in developing countries.
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Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

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Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

 

rch in the Walden Library and other trustworthy resources to identify the strategies being used to address these challenges.
Using this week’s Learning Resources, consider the factors that influence people in developing countries’ ability to obtain adequate health care.
Consider how nurses can advocate for health care on a global scale. What can a single nurse do to help?
By Day 3

Post a description of at least two obstacles to providing adequate health care in developing countries. Then, explain why you might use two strategies to address those challenges. Finally, describe one strategy nurses could use to advocate for global health care and explain why this strategy would be effective.

 

J. R. Knickman and A. R. Kovner (Eds). (2015).

 

The delivery of health care in the United States (11th ed.). Springer Publishing, New York, NY.

“Comparative Health Systems,” Chapter 4 (pp. 53-72)

The chapter highlights various health care system models in order to assist policymakers and managers in critically assessing and improving health care in the United States.
“The Health Workforce,” Chapter 10 (pp. 213-225).
Examine this section of Chapter 10 for information on health workforce issues for nurses and nurse practitioners.

J. A. Milstead (2013). A Nurse’s Guide to Health Policy and Politics (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, Massachusetts.

“Global Connections” Chapter 11 (207-217)

This chapter discusses how the health status of individuals and populations around the world can influence a country’s policymaking.

Bloch, G., Rozmovits, L., and B. Giambrone (2011). Barriers to primary care responsiveness to poverty as a health risk factor 62-67 in BMC Family Practice, 12(1).

The information was obtained from the Walden Library’s databases.

 

The purpose of this article is to describe a qualitative study that was conducted to investigate the barriers to primary care responsiveness to poverty. The authors describe a number of health consequences associated with poverty.

J. N. Harrowing (2009). The impact of HIV education on Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives’ lives. E94-E108 in Advances in Nursing Science, 32(2).

The information was obtained from the Walden Library’s databases.

 

The impact of an HIV/AIDS education program for Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives is investigated in this article. The author discusses the program’s motivations and future recommendations.

J. P. Koplan, C. Bond, M. H. Merson, K. S. Reddy, M. H. Rodriquez, N. K. Sewankambo, and J. N. Wasserheit (2009). Towards a common understanding of global health. 373(9679), The Lancet, 1993-1995.

The information was obtained from the Walden Library’s databases.

 

This article provides a detailed description of the components that make up global health care.

The Gapminder (2011). http://www.gapminder.org/retrieved

 

This website explains statistical graphs and tables of global life expectancy and income.

The World Health Organization (2012). http://www.globalhealth.org/retrieved

 

This website houses the Global Health Council’s productivity and efforts as the world’s largest alliance dedicated to improving health worldwide.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Global Health Policy in the United States (2010). http://kff.org/globaldata/ retrieved

 

This website focuses on major health-care issues confronting the United States, as well as the role of the United States in global health policy.

International Nursing Council (2011). http://www.icn.ch/ retrieved

 

This website documents the International Council of Nurses’ efforts to ensure quality nursing care for all, as well as sound health policies around the world, through the advancement of nursing knowledge and presence.

United Nations Division of Statistics (2011). URL: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm

 

This website examines global statistical data compiled by the UN Statistics Division.

Center for Global Health at the University of Pittsburgh (2009). http://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/ retrieved

 

Through research at the University of Pittsburgh, this website examines health issues that affect populations all over the world.