NSG 382 - Global Topics in Health Care Delivery: Women, Infants, and Children in South Africa

Institution:
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Subject:
Nursing
Description:
Students will explore core concepts of global health that affect accessing health care in resource-limited settings. The course will evaluate health concerns of South Africa's women and children throughout maternity, delivery and newborn care systems. The course will include seminar and service-learning components. Seminars will focus on the global health concerns in South African women and children such as expansion of maternity care through Central and State government, the nursing professional role as care attendants and midwives, HIV/AIDS detection and prevention as well as the availability of anti-retrovirus medications to prevent HIV in infants and children. Students will assess the health care needs of a high risk population, develop a plan of action that is concurrent with the strategic plan of the South African government and World Health Organization (WHO), and provide care or an educational program that will address that need. Through this course the students will gain the knowledge, skills and understanding of South African culture that are necessary to make significant contributions to improve the global health of women and their families through nursing.
Credits:
3.00
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
NSG 212, NSL 212
Corequisites:
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Level:
Instructional Type:
Lecture
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Additional Information:
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Phone Number:
(610) 436-1000
Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar System:
Semester

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