Global health nursing
Subtitle: narratives from the field
By: Christina A. Harlan, editor
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780826121172; 9780826121189
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Nurses; Biography; Transcultural nursing; World health; Nurses' writings; Nursing Care; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Internationality; Nurse's Role; Transcultural Nursing; World Health
Work titles: Global health nursing (Harlan)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : how vision forms / Laura Calamos Nasir; title: An unexpected path : from domestic cancer care to global HIV work / Marie Collins Donahue; title: Patience, understanding, and advocacy : scrubbing babies in Africa / Tina Anselmi-Moulaye; title: A worthy endeavor : a very determined nurse achieves her goal / Naomi J. Blackman-Abdellaoui; title: A nurse's conflict : care diverted during a coup / Anna Freeman; title: Here among us : caring for migrant and immigrant patients in rural USA / Candace Kugel; title: Therapeutic communication : bridging cultural and language differences / Christina Martinez Kim; title: Hope for a changing system : experiences of a Haitian colleague / Naomie Marcelin; title: Comparing health systems : a Scottish nurse finds herself in North Carolina / Linda Joseph; title: Missionary nursing : life among an Indonesian tribe / Trevor Johnson; title: Rising from the ashes : hospice, health, and holism in Sierra Leone / Jacqui Boulton; title: Resilience and recovery : mental health care in post conflict Rwanda / Carole Bennett; title: Entre las estrellas : among the stars / Jana Mervine; title: Promises to keep : building partnerships to make a difference / Jennifer Hartsell; title: Changing lives for the better : a week with shared beat in Guatemala / Jane Calthrop; title: From foot soaks to self-care : a nursing response to homelessness / Margaret Thornton; title: Serving people living with HIV/AIDS : a world of difference / Mike Olufemi; title: With real heart : nursing and midwifery in Latin America / Jennifer Foster; title: Camino, mis compañeros : my journey, my colleagues / Kim L. Larson; title: Do no harm : a WHO nurse looks back / Joyce Smith; title: My life is an adventure : it's not for the faint hearted, but it is worth it! / Pamela A. McQuide; title: Nous sommes ensemble : we are together / Ruth-Anne McLendon; title: Epilogue : same body, different rules / Laura Calamos Nasir.