eMagazine April 2023
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine April 2023 Perspectives Reports from the Field Highlights Reflections Nursing Division Women’s Health Education Hispanic/Latinx Community Ugandan Voices Innovation and Technology Our Beautiful Planet Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Video of the Month Announcement New Publications Article of the Month Welcome Among the Letters Congratulations Burned bodies, Lost souls Written by; Alexanderia Williams RUSM’2023 I started out the week so grateful for this opportunity to be in Vietnam. It is a beautiful place, and I can’t get over how polite everyone is. During the week I visited the Vietnam war museum, and I was absolutely horrified by what I saw. The terror that was evoked on the Vietnamese people were heartbreaking. I then wondered why the Vietnamese people were not hateful toward Americans, and why we still were shown grace and kindness. In America, our education in school doesn’t really go into details about the devastation and destruction that America brought to Vietnam. I was appalled by what I learned. I tried to put into words what I saw at the museum, but I found it hard to do. So I decided to write a poem to express those thoughts. Burned bodies, Lost souls Target practice for American goals Why Agent Orange? Why watch them burn? Humanity is lost At what cost A smile remains The people were still Progression in the eyes of oppression The people will move Vietnam will move Photo News Calendar Global Health Family Resources I’m so thankful to learn more about this pivotal time in history and it has encouraged me to do a deeper dive into the history of this country and many others. Previous Issues of the eMagazine 12
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine April 2023 Perspectives Reports from the Field Highlights Reflections Nursing Division Women’s Health Education Hispanic/Latinx Community Ugandan Voices Innovation and Technology Our Beautiful Planet Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Video of the Month Announcement New Publications Article of the Month Welcome Among the Letters Congratulations Photo News Calendar Global Health Family Resources Previous Issues of the eMagazine Section Editor: Nursing Division Catherine G Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC Director of the Nuvance Health Global Health Program Nursing Division Compassionate Care Course for Nurses Written by Rebecca Nagle, DNP, APRN, PNP and Lili Martin, DNP, RN, PCCN Dr. Rebecca Nagle (left) and Dr. Lili Martin (right) are both Clinical Assistant Professors of Nursing at the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Burlington, Vermont and are affiliates of the University of Vermont’s Osher Center for Integrative Health In addition to the everyday stressors that college students experience, nursing students are faced with unique clinical, academic, and personal stressors related to nursing. Clinical stressors include a fear of being unprepared, of making mistakes, witnessing death, and dying, and interpersonal interactions with instructors and providers. Academic stressors include rigorous National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-style exams, and requirements to maintain a specific GPA (Bartlett et al., 2016; Chernomas & Shapiro, 2013; Thomas & Revell, 2016). It is well documented that unmanaged stress can lead to negative outcomes for nurses and patients including increased risk for medical errors, job burnout, turnover rates, and significantly higher rates of suicide in nurses compared to the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these stressors by placing additional burden on nursing students and nurses (American Nurses Foundation, 2022; Cuccia et al., 2022; Drybye et al. 2017; Firth, 2019). In addition to necessary organizational and systems change, nursing schools have a duty to educate students about tools that can be utilized to effectively manage stress before they enter the workforce. Drs. Nagle and Martin created the nursing course, Compassionate Care for Nurses at the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences to combat nursing student stress and provide students with tools to optimize their mental health. The course challenges students to explore how stress affects mental health and well-being while participating in a variety of integrative strategies including meditation and mindfulness, narrative medicine, yoga, tai chi, forest bathing, culinary medicine, and Reiki. The experiential classroom is geared towards optimizing nursing students and nurses’ mental health and wellbeing increasing compassion in the care they give their patients, families Nursing continued on next page >> 13
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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
<strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Perspectives<br />
Reports from the Field<br />
Highlights<br />
Reflections<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Women’s Health Education<br />
Hispanic/Latinx Community<br />
Ugandan Voices<br />
Innovation and Technology<br />
Our Beautiful Planet<br />
Art to Remind Us of<br />
Who We Can Be<br />
Video of the Month<br />
Announcement<br />
New Publications<br />
Article of the Month<br />
Welcome<br />
Among the Letters<br />
Congratulations<br />
Burned bodies, Lost souls<br />
Written by;<br />
Alexanderia Williams<br />
RUSM’<strong>2023</strong><br />
I started out the week so grateful for this opportunity<br />
to be in Vietnam. It is a beautiful place, and I can’t<br />
get over how polite everyone is. During the week I<br />
visited the Vietnam war museum, and I was absolutely<br />
horrified by what I saw. The terror that was evoked<br />
on the Vietnamese people were heartbreaking. I<br />
then wondered why the Vietnamese people were<br />
not hateful toward Americans, and why we still were shown grace and kindness.<br />
In America, our education in school doesn’t really go into details about the<br />
devastation and destruction that America brought to Vietnam. I was appalled<br />
by what I learned. I tried to put into words what I saw at the museum, but I found<br />
it hard to do. So I decided to write a poem to express those thoughts.<br />
Burned bodies, Lost souls<br />
Target practice for American goals<br />
Why Agent Orange?<br />
Why watch them burn?<br />
Humanity is lost<br />
At what cost<br />
A smile remains<br />
The people were still<br />
Progression in the eyes of oppression<br />
The people will move<br />
Vietnam will move<br />
Photo News<br />
Calendar<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Resources<br />
I’m so thankful to learn more about this pivotal time in history and it has<br />
encouraged me to do a deeper dive into the history of this country and many<br />
others.<br />
Previous Issues of<br />
the <strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
12
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