Contributors
ix
Foreword by Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS (hon), FAAN
xv
Preface
xvii
Acknowledgments
xix
Introduction and Perspectives of Global Health
1
Michele J. Upvall, Jeanne M. Leffers, and Emma McKim Mitchell
1. Selecting and Negotiating Partnerships for Collaboration
19
Elizabeth Downes
Case Study 1.1
Selecting an International Project Site:
Health Volunteers Overseas 28
Nancy Kelly
Case Study 1.2
Seeking Higher Education: From Egypt to
the United States 34
Nermine Elcokany and Azza Hussein
Case Study 1.3
Developing and Sustaining Partnerships Through
Global Health in Local Communities 45
Elizabeth Downes and Judith Lupo Wold
2. Nurse and Visiting Organization Factors for Global Partnership
51
Michele J. Upvall
Case Study 2.1
Nurse Educator as Guest in Bhutan 62
Michele J. Upvall
Case Study 2.2
Building and Sustaining an Academic
Partnership in Haiti 69
Jeanne M. Leffers and Gale Hull
3. Nursing Practice and Licensure Across Borders
81
Diane C. Martins and Alicia J. Curtin
Case Study 3.1
Academic Learning Program in the Dominican
Republic: Partnership and Ethical Perspectives 91
Diane C. Martins and Alicia J. Curtin
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4. Host Partner Factors for Partnership and Sustainability
101
Nancy Hoffart, Jenny Vacek, Myrna A. A. Doumit, Judy Liesveld,
and Debra Brady
Case Study 4.1
Considering Host Partner Factors in Developing
a Nursing Program in Lebanon 116
Nancy Hoffart, Jenny Vacek, Myrna A. A. Doumit, Judy Liesveld, and Debra Brady
5. Resources for Global Health Partnerships
123
Jeanne M. Leffers
Case Study 5.1
Educating the Educators: The International Nurse Faculty
Partnership Initiative, Regis College Haiti Project 133
Cherlie Magny-Normilus and Alexis Lawton
Case Study 5.2
Toward a Sustainable Model of International
Public Health Nursing Education 138
Sarah E. Abrams
6. Capacity Building for Global Health Nursing
149
Marie J. Driever, Valentina Sarkisova, Natalia Serebrennikova,
Barbara Mandleco, and Janet L. Larson
Case Study 6.1
The Russian Nurses' Association Experience of
Establishing Nursing Research as an Organizational Priority 159
Marie J. Driever, Valentina Sarkisova, Natalia Serebrennikova,
Barbara Mandleco, and Janet L. Larson
7. Bridging Cultures
167
Luisa Barton and Jessica Larratt-Smith
Case Study 7.1
Bridging Cultures Within Nations 176
Jessica Larratt-Smith and Luisa Barton
Case Study 7.2
From Global Support to Local Change:
The Impact of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing
Throughout Pakistan 186
Jacqueline Maria Dias
8. Collaboration With International Organizations
193
Jeanne M. Leffers
Case Study 8.1
Collaboration With Rwanda After the
1994 Civil War 205
Julia Plotnick
Case Study 8.2
Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program 208
Anne Sliney and Catherine Uwimana
Case Study 8.3
Promoting the Profession of Nursing Through
Collaboration With Nursing Organizations in Romania 219
Julia Plotnick
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9. Making Collaborative Research Work
225
Linda Ciofu Baumann
Case Study 9.1
Conducting Nursing Research in Uganda 233
Linda Ciofu Baumann
10. Maintaining Partnerships Through Leadership
239
Michele J. Upvall
Case Study 10.1
A Partnership Between Two Schools of Nursing 247
Marilyn Lotas and Marcia A. Petrini
Case Study 10.2
The Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Project:
The Role of the Nurse Leader and Jhpiego Technical Advisor 254
Leah J. Hart, Peter Johnson, and Geoffrey Menego
11. Ongoing Project Support
259
Leah J. Hart and Peter Johnson
Case Study 11.1
Interprofessional Partnerships With a Telehealth
Project in Waslala, Nicaragua 268
Ruth McDermott-Levy and Miguel Angel Estopinan
Case Study 11.2
Using Technology to Support an Ongoing Partnership
for Nursing Education in Uganda 274
Jeanne M. Leffers, Speciosa M. Mbabali, Rose Chalo Nabirye, and
Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda
12. Sustainability of International Nursing Programs
285
Mary E. Riner and Marion E. Broome
Case Study 12.1
Sustaining Public Nursing Education in Liberia 293
Mary E. Riner and Marion E. Broome
13. Host Country Ownership
301
Michele J. Upvall
Case Study 13.1
A Collaborative Project in Remote Villages
in Central Vietnam 307
Jill B. Derstine and Pamela Hoyt-Hudson
Case Study 13.2
Impact of International Volunteers on Nursing Education
and Services at Angkor Hospital for Children and Cambodia 317
Manila Prak
Conclusion: Moving Forward for Global Health
325
Michele J. Upvall and Jeanne M. Leffers
Index
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