NUR 4667 NURSING IN GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

NUR 4667 NURSING IN GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. The enjoyment of the highest standard of health is one
of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion,
political belief, economic, or social condition.
Governments have a responsibility for the health of their peoples which can be fulfilled
only by the provision of adequate health and social measures.
World Health Organization Constitution (2006)
While providing some of the world’s best health care and demonstrating a strong
commitment to public health issues such as the creation of a sanitary infrastructure, the
United States has long regarded personal health care as a private matter—not as a
defined right over which the government has responsibility… (p. 126).
Holtz, C. (2008). Global health care: Issues and policies. Sudbury, MA: Bartlett and Jones
Publishers
RECOMMENDATION: Read a book about a nurse’s experience in global health. CLICK on the
PDF file: BOOK REVIEWS, and read the reviews or summaries about the books. These books
are modestly priced and may be purchased from Amazon.com. ENJOY!

For this module, the student will:
 Complete an overview of global health.
 Consider ethical and human rights, such as the “right” to health, intellectual property
(drug patent) rights, human subject research, and nurse migration.
 Select a country with high adult and child mortality for an END-OF-COURSE term paper
that will 1) summarize factors that influence the health of its citizens, including its health
care system and delivery; 2) determine health priorities; and 3) discuss the role of
nurses and nursing in those health priorities.

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1) READ the following:
 Chapter 1: Principles and Goals of Global Health (Global Health 101)
 Chapter 4: Ethical and Human Rights Concerns in Global Health
 Quotes from the World Health Organization and Holtz (see above)
 Pamphlet: Wanted: 2.4 million nurses, and that’s just in India (2010). Kathryn Senior,
World Health Organization
(CLICK on the PDF file: NURSES WANTED)
 RECOMMENDED: Chapter 19: Global health. In K.K. Blais & J.S. Hayes (2015).
Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall.
2) VIEW the following six (6) minute video (CHOOSE English):
 WHO Health Professions Network & Office of Nursing and Midwifery and the Nightingale
Initiative for Global Health (2008). Health professions’ role in Primary Health Care,
featuring nurses and midwives – Now more than ever for a healthy world!
http://www.who.int/hrh/nursing_midwifery/films/en/index.html
3) POST on the Discussion Board and RESPOND to the following two (2) ethical issues below
(post your opinion) on the Discussion Board (EACH POSTING = at least 50 words) and
ALSO RESPOND to at least one (1) other student posting (POSTING = at least 50 words).
In other words, you are required to have a total of three (3) postings by the Assignment due
date.
a) The debate over health care as a “right” is at the heart of the U.S. health care reform
discussion. The statements (quotes) at the beginning of this module indicate that
WHO and the U.S. disagree about health care being a “right.” Do you think health
care is (or is not) a “right?” If a “right,” who should pay for it? Provide a rationale with
your opinion (at least 50 words).
b) The pamphlet highlights the fact that the nursing shortage is global—not just national
(U.S.). To alleviate their own nursing shortage, should developed (higher income)
countries continue to recruit nurses from developing (lower/middle) countries? What
about the health impact on the citizens because there are fewer nurses in the
lower/middle income country? What about the nurse’s personal and professional
opportunities and/or freedom to re-locate in a higher income country? What is your
opinion? Provide a rationale with your opinion (at least 50 words).

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