Quality-of-life of patients living with thalassaemia in the West Bank and Gaza.

Background: In countries with low resources, the health and quality-of-life of people living with thalassaemia can be severely affected.

Aims: This study examined the health-related quality-of-life of people living with thalassaemia in the West Bank and Gaza, Palestine.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 104 patients (71 adults and 33 children) who lived with thalassaemia and their families in 2015 in the West Bank and Gaza.

Development of a community outreach project: An interprofessional partnership for thalassemia families guided by nursing students.

Children with chronic illnesses have improved physiological and psychosocial outcomes when they are able to identify and converse with others who experience the same challenges. Support groups are one way to enhance this interaction. To facilitate this process, student nurses worked with an interprofessional healthcare team, thalassemia patients, and their families to determine their support needs.

A Study of Role Expectations and Satisfaction With the Healthcare Coach Role.

Objective: The research objective was to determine the expectations of and satisfaction with the healthcare coach (HCC) role among hospitalists and staff RNs, as well as expectations of case managers who collaborate with them.

Background: Care transitions occur when patients move from 1 care setting or provider to another. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed the Community-Based Care Transitions Program to address readmission, patient safety, improved quality of care, and cost savings.

The Impact of International Service-Learning on Nursing Students' Cultural Competency.

Purpose: This article reports research findings on the effect of an international immersion service-learning project on the level and components of cultural competence of baccalaureate (BSN) nursing students.

Design: A triangulated methodology was used to determine changes in components and level of cultural competence pre- and postexperience. The theoretical model The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services was used.

International service-learning: an opportunity to engage in cultural competence.

One-day international service-learning projects are an opportunity for nursing students to engage in learning cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. At XXX University, faculty developed these international service-learning projects in Mexico where students participated in health promotion teaching for children and families and providing health care for older adults. The purpose of this article is to describe 3 types of student experiences gained during 1-day international service-learning projects.

Nursing faculty roles in international service-learning projects.

The purpose of this article is to describe faculty roles related to the design and implementation of an international nursing service-learning project. The impetus for this project was the 2008 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommendations for using service-learning and immersion of students in diverse communities to improve nursing education in the area of cultural competency (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008a). We define service-learning as a learning experience engaging students in meeting community needs in an international setting so as to offer a different perspective into community health practices and to promote cultural competency.