UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF NURSING
NUR 382/ISP? - Nursing in Global Health Settings
Course description:
This course is designed as preparation for a short-term service learning, international nursing
experience. The course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about geopolitical
issues surrounding health, ethics of global health, health disparities, and specific information
about the culture and the health of the communities where they will be working. Students will
complete the coursework prior to traveling on an Education Abroad and CON approved trip in
order to understand and analyze the global health context of public health nursing to enrich their
experience.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Explore values and ethics for nursing care practice when working with patients and
communities in a global health setting.
2. Compare and contrast health systems/policies/community resources/current and emerging
global health issues.
3. Plan and develop an intervention that addresses an identified health issue: examples include
developing culturally appropriate health education materials for dental health, anemia
prevention, and chronic disease prevention.
4. Develop inter-professional and intercultural communication skills that will lead to effective
collaboration, planning and delivering of patient/population-centered care in a global health
setting.
CREDIT HOURS:
1 credit hour
15 hours classroom
(8 hours of face to face classroom, and 7 hours of independent study/readings/media)
PRE-REQUISITE:
Prerequisite: NUR 211/221, current certification in Basic Life
Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED) for infant, child
and adult, current TB screening and required immunizations.
TEACHING/LEARNING METHODS:
Lecture
Independent reading
Group Discussion/Presentation
COURSE FACULTY:
Ana M. Linares, DNS, RN, IBCLC
Office 435ª CON Building
Course Coordinator
859 323 4726
am.linares@uky.edu
Hartley Feld, RN, MSN, PCHBC
Office 450B CON Building
Lecturer, Public and Community Health
859 323 0603
Hartley.feld@uky.edu
Classes Schedule: Four class meetings on Thursdays 5:00-7:00, February 5th, March 5th, April
9th, April 23rd
A minimum of 5 students must register in order to take the class.
EVALUATION
Active participation in discussions from readings/out of class assignments (4 classes)
Presentation(1)
Development of teaching materials
Journal: pre/post perception/responses to readings (4)
: 25%
: 25%
: 25%
: 25%
In order to pass this course, the student must receive a minimum grade of 76% for the
course.
Grading Scale:
A = 92 - 100%
B = 84 - 91%
C = 76 - 83%
D = 68 - 75%
E = 67% or below
*NOTE: All grades will be entered without rounding and the exam average will not be rounded.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Country specific profile and statistics summaries from the World Health Organization.
Maternal and infant mortality rates
Life Expectancy/Global Burden of disease: DALY scores
Leading chronic and infectious diseases
Chile Specific:
World Health Organization. Global Health Observatory. Chile: country Profile
http://www.who.int/gho/countries/chl/country_profiles/en/
World Health Organization. Chile statistics summary (2002 - present).
http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.country.country-CHL?lang=en
Other optional reading assignments: (1-19)
1.
Aponte J, Egues AL. A school of nursing-wellness center partnership: creating
collaborative practice experiences for undergraduate US senior nursing students. Holistic nursing
practice. 2010;24(3):158-68.
2.
Birch AP, Tuck J, Malata A, Gagnon AJ. Assessing global partnerships in graduate
nursing. Nurse education today. 2013;33(11):1288-94.
3.
Cameron BL, Salas AS, deMoissac D. Participatory knowledge exchange to support
palliative care in Chile: lessons learned through global health research. The Canadian journal of
nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres. 2011;43(3):16-37.
4.
de Leon Siantz ML. Leading change in diversity and cultural competence. Journal of
professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
2008;24(3):167-71.
5.
Garner BL, Metcalfe SE, Hallyburton A. International collaboration: a concept model to
engage nursing leaders and promote global nursing education partnerships. Nurse education in
practice. 2009;9(2):102-8.
6.
George EK, Meadows-Oliver M. Searching for collaboration in international nursing
partnerships: a literature review. International nursing review. 2013;60(1):31-6.
7.
Gordon JI. Honor thy gut symbionts redux. Science (New York, NY).
2012;336(6086):1251-3.
8.
Koplan JP, Baggett RL. The Emory Global Health Institute: developing partnerships to
improve health through research, training, and service. Academic medicine : journal of the
Association of American Medical Colleges. 2008;83(2):128-33.
9.
Koskinen L, Mikkonen I, Graham I, Norman LD, Richardson J, Savage E, et al.
Advanced practice nursing for enduring health needs management: a global perspective. Nurse
education today. 2012;32(5):540-4.
10.
Kulbok PA, Mitchell EM, Glick DF, Greiner D. International experiences in nursing
education: a review of the literature. International journal of nursing education scholarship.
2012;9:1-21.
11.
Lasater K, Upvall M, Nielsen A, Prak M, Ptachcinski R. Global partnerships for
professional development: a Cambodian exemplar. Journal of professional nursing : official
journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. 2012;28(1):62-8.
12.
Leffers J, Mitchell E. Conceptual model for partnership and sustainability in global
health. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2011;28(1):91-102.
13.
Leh SK, Robb WJ, Albin B. The student/faculty international exchange: responding to
the challenge of developing a global perspective in nursing education. Nursing education
perspectives. 2004;25(2):86-90.
14.
Lenz BK, Warner S. Global learning experiences during a domestic community health
clinical. Nursing education perspectives. 2011;32(1):26-9.
15.
Mullan F, Kerry VB. The global health service partnership: teaching for the world.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
2014;89(8):1146-8.
16.
Stringer M, Rajeswaran L, Dithole K, Hoke L, Mampane P, Sebopelo S, et al. Bridging
nursing practice and education through a strategic global partnership. International journal of
nursing practice. 2014.
17.
White JF, Smith CW. Developing an international nursing partnership with Nicaragua.
International nursing review. 1997;44(1):13-8.
18.
Williams RA. Cultural diversity, health care disparities, and cultural competency in
American medicine. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2007;15
Suppl 1:S52-8.
19.
Zheng XX, Hinshaw AS, Yu MY, Guo GF, Oakley DJ. Building international
partnerships. International nursing review. 2001;48(2):117-21.
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Students are expected to withdraw from the class if more than 20% of the classes scheduled for
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to adhere to University policy on cheating and plagiarism in all courses. The minimum penalty
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psychological or learning disabilities and require accommodations, it is important to let The
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learning needs may be appropriately met. In order to receive accommodations in this course, you
must provide the instructor with a Letter of Accommodation from the Disability Resource Center
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campus during inclement weather. Students should use their own judgment about whether or
not the road conditions are too hazardous to travel.
Grievances: Students who have grievances regarding the course should contact the course
coordinator. If students are not satisfied with the response, they should seek guidance from the
Associated Dean of Undergraduate study, College of Nursing.