Cross-Cultural Nursing and Global Health

Integrate theory from the sciences and humanities in examining the concept of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, oppression, and socio-economic status on health practices, health outcomes, and health care access for people in the United States and around the world

Demonstrate awareness of personal and professional values and conscious and unconscious bias

Integrate the foundations of person-centered care with respect for diversity, differences, preferences, values, needs, resources, and the determinants of health unique to the individual

Examine the heritage, culture, and contributions of racial minorities, the impact of racial classification, and the patterns of racial oppression, domination, and hate.

Analyze HIV/AIDS, immigrant and refugee health, trauma, torture and violence as local, national, and global public health problems.

Identify the social structures of race embedded in institutions and the subsequent inequalities in health care and its outcomes.

Advocate for the role of local, state, national, and international health policy, human rights, and humanitarian organizations in addressing health needs of people around the world.

Identify how the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics for Nurses promotes health and human rights.

Analyze and apply improvements in individual and population health through research, design, and implementation of health care disparity projects that promote health in rural, subordinated and underserved communities.

Integrate core principles of social justice into a personal philosophy of nursing practice while exploring current issues in global health.

Utilize informatics to increase knowledge of cross-cultural and global health, and identify relevant resources.