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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Highlights<br />
Spotlight<br />
Clinical Case of the Month<br />
Reflections<br />
Global Mental Health<br />
Hispanic/Latinx Communities<br />
Voices of Ugandan Students<br />
Our Beautiful Planet<br />
Innovation and Technology<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Art to Remind Us of Who We<br />
Can Be<br />
Article of the Month<br />
Video of the Month<br />
Dr. Menn Memorial<br />
Among the Letters<br />
Congratulations<br />
Welcome<br />
Calendar<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Photo News<br />
Previous Issues of<br />
the <strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
Section Editor:<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Catherine G Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC<br />
Director of the Nuvance Health Global Health Program Nursing Division<br />
From Novice to Expert – Nursing Pathway<br />
in Global Health<br />
Written by<br />
Catherine G Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC<br />
In 1984, Dr. Patricia Benner developed a concept known as “From Novice to<br />
Expert.” Her concept describes the process in which nurses develop skills and<br />
an understanding of patient care over time from a combination of a strong<br />
educational foundation and personal experiences. There are implications<br />
for global health using this nursing theory to suggest a pathway for nurses<br />
interested in global health to guide education and practice.<br />
The novice nurse early in his/her career is sorting out ideas on practice specialty<br />
and their further development in a clinical area. Acquisition of knowledge and<br />
skills at this early time in a career embeds into practice and forms ideas that<br />
are long-term and likely will be sustainable. Therefore, the novice nurse is highly<br />
motivated to succeed in their new career. This enthusiasm and early exposure<br />
to global health care has the potential to influence the nurse in a positive way,<br />
ensuring advocacy for world-wide public health.<br />
In comparison, the expert nurse may have most of her/ his career behind them,<br />
but they have an extensive knowledge in clinical practice, communication,<br />
education and often in multiple settings. Accordingly, an expert nurse in<br />
addition to delivery of high quality care is able to teach patients, families and<br />
staff readily and contribute to research and the literature as it applies in global<br />
health.<br />
Together, the novice and the expert nurses bring the great potential for<br />
practicing culturally sensitive care, development of strong long-term<br />
partnerships with international partners and inter-professional teams through<br />
bidirectional alliances to build capacity and sustain positive change.<br />
A systems approach would allow coordination of nurses with varied education<br />
preparation and experience to organize and render global population health.<br />
The program could be managed through a university or hospital-based nursing<br />
division that would have access to nurses ranging from novice to expert with<br />
ongoing mentorship.<br />
The potential would be to engage nurses earlier and longer to improve staffing,<br />
reduce turnover, facilitate professional growth and to standardize support and<br />
share a common global health pathway.<br />
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