Case Studies in Global Health Policy Nursing (eBook)

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2018
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"e;Dorman and De Chesnay...offer a wealth of valuable information students and other healthcare providers would normally not receive until they were in the trenches of their global experience...[They] deliver...nuances of ideology about care and disease from a number of different countries, what global health policy entails and means to healthcare providers traveling the world, along with case studies from a number of guides/experienced global experts."e;-Lorna Kendrick, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BCProfessor and Director, School of Nursing, California State University San MarcosFrom the ForewordCase Studies in Global Health Policy Nursing unpacks key global health issues and analyzes the surrounding health care policies and their impact through case studies. Designed specifically for graduate nursing students, this text explores the implications of global initiatives designed to eradicate disease and promote physical and mental health. As globalization takes a front row seat in the digital age and political dynamics shift more rapidly than ever, possibilities and opportunities for health care have arisen beyond the hospital-based focus, especially for diseases and trends that cross continental divides.Every case study contains a multidisciplinary perspective, featuring contributions by expert nurses, public health professionals, and policy researchers. Presented in a consistent format for ease of use, each case study includes an overview, background, relevant research, and in-depth information on its significance as a critical global issue. This text covers critical, current topics such as health care for transgender individuals, refugees, and patients on the autism spectrum, as well as ongoing problems like access to clean water, HIV/AIDS, and human trafficking. End-of-chapter exercises reinforce content and supplementary instructor materials are available.Key Features:Delivers topical, in-depth examination of key global issues for graduate-level nursing studentsProvides consistent format for each case study for ease of usePresents an interdisciplinary approach with content from expert nurses, public health professionals, and policy researchers

Contents


Contributors


Foreword Lorna Kendrick, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC


Preface


Acknowledgments


PART I: GENERAL TOPICS


1. Policy Implications for Global Health


Jeri A. Milstead


2. Pandemics, Epidemics, and Outbreaks: Health Policy Research Priorities


Jessica Ellis, Mary de Chesnay, Genie E. Dorman, and Adriana Caldwell


3. Healthcare Policy: Funding for Immigrants and Refugees


Brenda Brown


4. From International Physician to U.S. Nurse Practitioner: Multiple Life History Study


Krisola Marcano, Charlotte Ndema, Nancy Martinez, and Jennifer Azelton


PART II: EXEMPLARS OF HEALTH POLICY IN SPECIFIC COUNTRIES


5. Localization of the Nursing Workforce in the Sultanate of Oman


Christie Emerson


6. Perspectives of Culture and Chronic Disease in the United Arab Emirates


Jennifer Cooper and Sharon Brownie


7. Infection Control in Sierra Leone: A Global Issue


Elizabeth Holguin


8. HIV and Male Circumcision in Swaziland


R. Kevin Mallinson and Bongani T. Sibandze


9. Providing Access to Clean Water in Rural Nicaragua: A Qualitative Case Study


Johnathan D. Steppe and Mari-Amanda Dyal


PART III: EXEMPLARS OF HEALTH POLICY RELATED TO SPECIFIC CONDITIONS


10. Global Health for Transgender Individuals


Amy P. Roach


11. Human Trafficking and Global Health Issues


Donna Sabella and Mary de Chesnay


12. Global Trends in Criminalizing HIV Nondisclosure: Implications for Nursing Practice


Jennifer M. Kilty, Evelina W. Sterling, and Portia D. Thomas


13. Global Health Policy Considerations: Autism Spectrum Disorder


M’Lyn Spinks


Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.6.2018
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Pflege Studiengänge Pflegewissenschaft
Schlagworte chronic disease,foreign-born physicians,global health issues,global health policy,graduate nursing students,health promotion,healthcare,human trafficking,immigrant healthcare,infection control,medical anthropology students,medical sociology students
ISBN-10 0-8261-7211-3 / 0826172113
ISBN-13 978-0-8261-7211-2 / 9780826172112
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