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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 />
Photo News<br />
Calendar<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Resources<br />
and communities. Evidence shows this can mitigate burnout and compassion<br />
fatigue.<br />
Throughout the semester students create a self-care toolkit to use both for<br />
themselves and their future patients. Students also implement evidence-based<br />
mindfulness tools with a patient in their clinical setting. At the conclusion of the<br />
semester each student presents a stress management or wellness strategy in a<br />
dynamic workshop for other nursing students and faculty.<br />
The foundation of this course was built on student reflection. Themes include<br />
cultural humility, healthy equity and inclusion with a specific focus on supporting<br />
underrepresented minorities in nursing including persons of color and persons<br />
identifying LGBTQ+. Students analyze the impact of health equity and access<br />
for nurses and for the patients they serve.<br />
The course has been well received with 100% of students recommending the<br />
course to others with two students commenting:<br />
“This class gives you the tools you need to be successful in a world and a<br />
career that is inherently stressful. I think it empowered me to have ownership<br />
over my own mental health and realize that it is not out of my control - I can<br />
do things that will positively impact how I am doing, and it’s not hard. Selfcare<br />
made approachable.”<br />
“I think it is super important especially for nursing students considering the<br />
stress of schooling and being a nurse later on. It can be easy to disregard<br />
self-care so having a class that makes it mandatory worked for me in terms<br />
of making time for self-care.”<br />
When students were asked how they would compare their stress levels at the<br />
end of the semester compared to the beginning of the semester, two students<br />
wrote:<br />
“I feel that I am now able to much better control my stress. I didn’t even<br />
realize until right now that it likely is correlated with me taking this class. I<br />
used to have extreme stress and anxiety, though I feel I am able to manage<br />
it much more effectively now.”<br />
“I feel significantly less stressed than I did at the beginning of the semester”<br />
Learning, experiencing, and discussing these topics can be challenging physically<br />
and emotionally for students and faculty. This course has given the important<br />
time and space for learning in a supportive environment. We are grateful for the<br />
opportunity as professors to share in experiencing reflective and mindfulness<br />
strategies alongside our students.<br />
For more information please contact - Dr. Nagle at rebecca.nagle@med.uvm.edu<br />
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