The Role of the Nurse in Global Health
In this week’s media presentation, Dr. Louise Fitzpatrick shared how health and disease are global issues. She pointed out that with the mobility of today’s population, health issues experienced in one area of the world are easily brought to other areas of the world through such means as travel and immigration. They can also be brought to a nation’s doorstep through the migration of animals, insects, and birds. Consider the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, avian flu, H1N1, or SARS. These diseases have quickly crossed oceans and spread to multiple countries. They are a public health concern in the United States as well as other countries.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Reflect on Dr. Fitzpatricks’s comments in this week’s media presentation; specifically, on the role of the BSN nurse in public and global health.
- Select onehealth problem that you will use as a basis of comparison between countries.
- Identify onedeveloped and one developing country.
Answer preview
Health and diseases are a global issue. An example of a health problem is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is a significant public and global health issue. Globally the disease has claimed close to 33 million people. Nevertheless, there have been improvements in access to prevention, diagnosis, and care for HIV and opportunistic infections in many nations, making it a manageable condition (WHO, 2020). Still, variability in success exists between developed and developing nations. The differences can be evidenced by comparing
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