05251nam 2200625 450 991082309740332120230807204229.00-8261-2118-7(CKB)2670000000569991(EBL)1809031(SSID)ssj0001347561(PQKBManifestationID)12603799(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001347561(PQKBWorkID)11350315(PQKB)11254496(MiAaPQ)EBC1809031(Au-PeEL)EBL1809031(CaPaEBR)ebr10947389(CaONFJC)MIL648880(OCoLC)892245959(EXLCZ)99267000000056999120141009h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal health nursing narratives from the field /Christina A. Harlan, editorNew York, New York :Springer Publishing Company,2015.©20151 online resource (344 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-2117-9 1-322-17616-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 SoapboxChapter 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 StatesFinding 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 JobZanmi 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 JavaConfronting 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 BeliefsCompeting Priorities Among NGOs and Donor-Led AgenciesThe 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 lifeNursingResearchNursingResearchEvaluationNursingResearch.NursingResearchEvaluation.610.73092/2Harlan Christina A.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823097403321Global health nursing3991018UNINA