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 ProfessorHarvard University; Co-Founder, Partners in HealthGlobal 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 firsthand accounts from nurses at all professional levels, who share their life-changing experiences and insights with nurses interested in the global health arena. Written with compassion and humor, their stories emphasize the practical, challenging, and rewarding aspects of global health nursing. Contributors describe their motivation for working in global health, along with the rewards and challenges.The authors discuss the importance of approaching global nursing with humility, respect, and appreciation for what they will learn from their colleagues. They describe how global health work has enhanced their ability to provide quality care to diverse populations, which include recent immigrants living in the United States. In addition to these vivid accounts, the book discusses the parameters of global health nursing, how to prepare for this nursing experience, key resources, global nursing research, and nurses as global health consultants. Woven throughout the book are descriptions of how these nurses have encouraged--through teaching and mentoring--the next generation of global health nurses. The book also provides coverage of domestic global health initiatives.Key Features: Presents firsthand accounts of the practical, challenging, and rewarding aspects of global health nursing Describes assumptions challenged and lessons learned Written for nurses at all stages of professional life Discusses varied opportunities in global health nursing, which includes research and consulting Covers domestic global health initiatives Assists faculty to prepare themselves and their students for global health endeavors
Christina Harlan teaches in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
AcknowledgementsPrefaceChristina HarlanForwardSheila M. DavisPrologue: How Vision FormsLaura Calamos Nasir PART I: Global Health Nursing in Clinical Practice: Determined to Make a DifferenceChapter 1 - An Unexpected Path: From Domestic Cancer Care to Global HIV WorkMarie Collins DonahueChapter 2 - Patience, Understanding and Advocacy: Scrubbing Babies in AfricaTina Anselmi-MoulayeChapter 3 - A Worthy Endeavor: A Very Determined Nurse Achieves her GoalNaomi J. Blackman-AbdellaouiChapter 4 - A Nurse’s Conflict: Care Diverted During a CoupAnna FreemanChapter 5 - Here Among Us: Caring for Migrant and Immigrant Patients in Rural USACandace KugelChapter 6 - Therapeutic Communication: Bridging Cultural and Language DifferencesChristina Martinez KimChapter 7 - Hope for a Changing System: Experiences of a Haitian ColleagueNaomie MarcelinChapter 8 - Comparing Health Systems: A Scottish Nurse Finds Herself in North CarolinaLinda JosephChapter 9 - Missionary Nursing: Life among an Indonesian TribeTrevor Johnson and Teresa Johnson PART II: Global Health Nursing as an Avocation: A Passion for Doing MoreChapter 10 - Rising from the Ashes: Hospice, Health and Holism in Sierra LeoneJacqui BoultonChapter 11 - Resilience and Recovery: Mental Health Care in Post Conflict Rwanda Carole BennettChapter 12 - Entre las Estrellas: Among the StarsJana MervineChapter 13 - Promises to Keep: Building Partnerships to Make a DifferenceJenny HartsellChapter 14 - Changing Lives for the Better: A Week with Shared Beat in GuatemalaJane CalthropChapter 15 - From Foot Soaks to Self-Care: A Nursing Response to HomelessnessMargaret ThorntonChapter 16 - Serving People Living with HIV/AIDS: A World of DifferenceMike Olufemi PART III: Global Health Nursing in Research and Consultation: Sharing KnowledgeChapter 17 - With Real Heart: Nursing and Midwifery in Latin AmericaJennifer FosterChapter 18 - Mi Camino, Mis Compañeros: My Journey, My ColleaguesKim L. LarsonChapter 19 - Do no Harm: A WHO Nurse Looks BackJoyce SmithChapter 20 - My Life is an Adventure: It’s not for the Faint Hearted- but it is worth it!Pamela A. McQuideChapter 21 - Nous sommes Ensemble: We are TogetherRuth-Anne McLendon Epilogue: Same Body, Different RulesLaura Calamos NasirAbbreviationsAbout the Editor