Comparing factors related to perceived control and preventive behaviors from COVID-19 between Japanese and American nursing students: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: Higher levels of perceived control are important to maintain health. The difference in factors related to perceived control and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic between Japanese and American nursing students remains unknown. This study aimed to compare factors related to perceived control and infection preventive behaviors between the two countries.

Factors related to mental health effect among nursing students in Japan and the United States during the coronavirus pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

In the context of mental health, university students have been considered a vulnerable population. However, limited studies have underscored the association between preventive health behaviour levels and mental health effects among nursing students. The current cross-sectional study provides a comparative analysis of the impact of mental health factors on nursing students in Japan and the United States (US) in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Using a Food Bank as a Platform for Educating Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: To describe a partnership between a public university and a regional foodbank aimed to promote health in food insecure communities, and to support nursing students' learning experiences in community health.

Design: A single setting case study.

Methods: A comprehensive health needs assessment conducted through a windshield survey and key informant interviews was used to identify the community's priorities.

Perceived Control, Preventative Health Behaviors, and the Mental Health of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Perceived control is an individual's subjective beliefs about the amount of control he or she has over the environment or outcome. To examine the relationship between perceived control, preventive health behaviors, and mental health effects of undergraduate nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional correlational study used online self-administered questionnaires.

The Role of African Nurse Diaspora in Addressing Public Health Priorities in Africa.

African countries experience many complex public health challenges that, to tackle, require coordinated, multi-stakeholder, collaborative partnerships at local and global levels. The African nurse diaspora is a strategic stakeholder, contributor, and liaison to public health interventions, given their roots in the continent, their professional connections in the west, and their ability to build an extensive network of global partners. Using a descriptive qualitative approach that amplifies the voices of the Africa nurse diaspora, this study provides an insider view of the continent's public health priorities and what roles the diaspora can play to improve health and population outcomes.

Risk factors and prevalence of symptoms of sexually transmitted infections in Rural Mayan Villages in Guatemala.

In this study, we identify and describe the risk factors and symptoms that are suggestive of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in rural Mayan villages of Guatemala. We used the World Health Organization's syndromic guidelines for diagnosis and management of STIs to design questionnaires and to identify STI symptoms among indigenous Mayans who presented to mobile clinics in villages served by Guatemala Village Health (GVH). Symptoms that include abdominal pain or pain on urination, genital discharge, itching and sores were highest among younger participants.

Baccalaureate Nursing Education Experiences of African-Born Nurses in the United States.

Background: African-born nurses are valuable members of the U.S. nursing workforce.

Specialty-care access for community health clinic patients: processes and barriers.

Introduction: Community health clinics/centers (CHCs) comprise the US's core health-safety net and provide primary care to anyone who walks through their doors. However, access to specialty care for CHC patients is a big challenge.

Materials And Methods: In this descriptive qualitative study, semistructured interviews of 37 referral coordinators of CHCs were used to describe their perspectives on processes and barriers to patients' access to specialty care.

Community health nursing advocacy: a concept analysis.

The purpose of this article is to present an in-depth analysis of the concept of community health nursing (CHN) advocacy. Walker and Avant's (2010) 8-step concept analysis methodology was used. A broad inquiry into the literature between 1994 and 2014 resulted in the identification of the uses, defining attributes, empirical referents, antecedents, and consequences, as well as the articulation of an operational definition of CHN advocacy.

Sowing the seeds of change: social justice as praxis in undergraduate nursing education.

In undergraduate nursing curricula, the rhetoric of social justice has held more prominence than its operationalization. Although undergraduate education is a prime vehicle for fostering social change, articles that describe social justice as praxis in baccalaureate nursing curricula are relatively uncommon. Addressing this gap, we explain how four RN-to-BSN courses use social justice as a framework for instruction.

Policy strategies to improve maternal health services delivery and outcomes in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Pregnancy and childbirth present major health risks for Nigerian women. Key maternal mortality measures indicate that the risks are high. Despite improvement efforts, the country has made insufficient progress in reaching the United Nations' millennium development goal of decreasing maternal mortality by 75% by 2015.

A collaborative communitywide health fair: the process and impacts on the community.

The purpose of this article is to describe the process of conducting a collaborative communitywide health fair, and the impacts of such health intervention programs on community members. A community health fair addresses the health access needs of underserved populations. The success or effectiveness of such community-based programs requires systematic approach to assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Using an academic-community partnership model and blended learning to advance community health nursing pedagogy.

This article describes a model of teaching community health nursing that evolved from a long-term partnership with a community with limited existing health programs. The partnership supported RN-BSN students' integration in the community and resulted in reciprocal gains for faculty, students and community members. Community clients accessed public health services as a result of the partnership.

Maternal birth outcomes: processes and challenges in Anambra State, Nigeria.

The views of nurse experts and policymakers on maternal birth outcomes in Anambra State, Nigeria, were explored using qualitative content analysis. The findings indicate that although there are different levels of birth attendants in Anambra State, nurses attend to most deliveries; are highly favored; and are the most trusted obstetric providers among skilled personnel. Obstetric complications are extensive, leading to high mortality and morbidity.