The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Global Applications to Advance Health Equity

This book provides an application of the concepts and recommendations of The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Report, a Consensus Study from the US National Academy of Medicine. It offers complementary guidance through tools, tips, examples and storytelling. As such this book, written by prominent international academics and nurse practitioners, offers program and policy recommendations for health equity. As the world’s largest and most trusted workforce, nurses are in a key position thus must step up to help address these inequities now. The recent pandemic has laid bare these inequities in ways that are stark and demanding of our attention. This book offers program and policy recommendations, along with case studies, designed to empower nurses to understand and ACT to improve health equity. This text provides nurses an opportunity to clearly see the need for an equitable, just, and fair society. There has never been a more urgent call to action. Foreword References Contents Introduction: The Goal for 2030—Health Equity for All 1 The Priority Areas to Achieve Health Equity 2 Permanently Remove Barriers to Care 3 Value Nurses’ Contributions 4 Prepare Nurses to Tackle Health Equity 5 Diversify the Profession 6 Fully Support Nurses 7 Joining the Movement to Achieve Health Equity References Nursing’s Role in Advancing Health Equity 1 Introduction 2 Inequities 3 Nursing and the Future 4 Strengthening Diversity in Nursing 5 Antiracism Efforts in Nursing: A Health Equity Imperative 6 Unhealthy Work Environment 7 Best Practice 8 Race-Based Health Disparities 9 Social Justice 10 Recommendations 11 Conclusion References Diversifying the Nursing Workforce 1 Introduction 2 Nursing Around the World 3 Why Diversify the Nursing Workforce 4 The Future of Nursing (FON) 2020–2030 Report 5 The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing 6 The Role of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations 7 The Role of Male Nursing Associations 8 The Aging Nursing Workforce 9 The Role of Entry-Level Nursing Education Programs in Diversifying the Nursing Workforce 10 Case Study Exemplars in Diversifying the Nursing Workforce 10.1 Case Study: Increasing Male Student Enrollment at the University of Nevada Las Vegas 10.2 Case Study: The Immersion Model to Diversify the Nurse Anesthesia Profession 11 Conclusions 12 Call to Action References Strengthen and Protect Nurses Well-Being 1 Introduction 2 Heterogeneity of Nursing as a Complex Diverse Profession 3 Scope of Practice 4 Compassion Fatigue Versus Compassion Satisfaction 5 Safe Working Environments 5.1 Gender Inequities 5.2 Incivility in the Workplace 5.3 Occupational Violence 5.4 Moral Distress 5.5 Psychological Safety 6 Models of Care 6.1 Person Centredness 6.2 Values-Based Health Care 7 Call to Action 8 Appendix References Transforming Nursing Education: The Hong Kong Experience 1 Background 2 The HKU Nursing’s Experience of Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity 2.1 Theoretical Inputs in the Curriculum 2.2 Aligning with Global Development in Curriculum Planning 2.3 Practice Through Poverty Simulation 2.4 Practice Through Real-Life Engagement 2.5 Embracing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion 2.6 Opportunities Brought by the Pandemic 3 Call to Action References Strengthening Nursing Education to Address Social Determinants of Health: Systems Leadership 1 Introduction 2 Leading the Organization: Moving Beyond Resistance to an Updated Nursing Curriculum: It Starts with the Culture 3 Leading Faculty, Learners, Staff and Engaging the Community: Let’s First Be Clear About the Social and Structural Determinants of Health 4 Leading Self: Health, Well-Being Through Hope, Healing, and Finding One’s Truth 5 A Call to Action 6 A Model for Transformative Change in Nursing Education 6.1 Leading the Organization: Moving Beyond Resistance to an Updated Nursing Curriculum: It Starts with the Culture 7 Leading Faculty, Learners, and Staff and Engaging the Community: Let’s First Be Clear About the Social and Structural Determinants of Health 8 Leading Self: Health, Well-Being Through Hope, Healing, and Finding One’s Truth 9 Case Study 9.1 Beginning a Cultural Transformation to Strengthen Nursing Education 9.2 Reflections on the Case Study 10 Closing Summary References Capitalizing on Nurses’ Potential to Improve Consumers’ Access to Care 1 Introduction and Overview 2 Primary Care and Nurse Practitioners: A Decade of Change 3 Case Studies 4 Capitalizing the Potential of APNs Globally: An Emerging Change 5 Conclusion and Next Steps References Fully Support Nurses by Designing Better Payment Models 1 The Problem 2 A Brief Spin Through History: The Importance of Looking Back to See Ahead 3 Accountable Care Organizations 4 Fixed-Revenue Global Budgets 5 Looking to Other Nations 6 Brazil 7 The Netherlands 8 New Zealand 9 A Call to Action References The Nurse’s Role in Achieving Health Equity in Disasters and Public Health Emergencies in Asia 1 Introduction 2 Nursing on Frameworks related Disaster and Health 3 Transition and Evolution of Disaster Nursing 4 The Nurses’ Role Within a Transdisciplinary Framework: A Case Study 5 Cultivating Social Capital for Inclusion 6 Multiple Disaster Risk and Primary Health Care 7 Need for Nursing Research on Disaster Pre-Planning to Recovery to Achieve Health Equity 8 Call to Action References Enabling Techquity in Nursing Practice: Informatics, Technology, and Innovation 1 Introduction 2 The Digital Transformation 3 Health Equity Opportunities 4 Accelerating SDOH Interoperability 5 SDOH Data Visualization 6 Employ Informatics Expertise 7 Providing Resources to Innovate 8 Facilitate Telehealth 9 Call to Action References Creating a Shared Agenda to Achieve Health Equity 1 National and Global Context in Creating a Shared Agenda 2 Creating a Shared Agenda: Work in Progress 2.1 National Nursing Coalitions and Alliances Leading the Way in Creating Shared Agenda 2.2 Advancing Health Policy Efforts in this Shared Agenda 2.3 Academic Nursing Institutions and Interprofessional Engagement 2.4 Federal Government and Global Organizations on Research and Education Funding in Generating Science to Advance Health Equity and Address Social Determinants of Health 2.5 Important Considerations for Creating and Disseminating a Shared Agenda 2.5.1 Inclusions: All Voices 2.5.2 Diversity in Numbers 2.6 Integration into Policy and Importance of Health Policy Training of Nurses 2.7 Theory Versus Practice 3 Measuring Impact 3.1 Evaluation 3.2 Use of Established Networks and Common Metrics 3.3 Perceptions of Nurse’s Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude of Health Equity 3.4 Investment in Nurses as a Societal Benefit 3.5 Dissemination and Implementation 4 Call to Action and Opportunities Ahead of Us References Part 1: Research in Health Equity: Building the Evidence Base 1 Introduction 2 The Power of Nursing Research 3 The Importance of Building an Evidence Base to Advance Health Equity 4 How NINR Is Forging the Path Forward 4.1 Understanding How Neighborhood Characteristics Influence Health 4.2 Helping Communities Meet Social Needs 4.3 A Longitudinal School-Based Study in New York City 4.4 Using Technology to Address Barriers to Care 4.5 Intervention for African American COVID-19 Survivors and Their Care Partners 5 Preparing the Nursing Workforce to Address Health Equity 6 Achieving Health Equity Through Partnerships and Collaboration 7 A Final Thought and Call for Action References Part 2: Research in Health Equity: Building the Evidence Base 1 Introduction 2 UK Government Response to Inequalities and Inequities Exposed During the COVID-19 Pandemic 3 Nursing Contribution to Health Equity 4 Nurses as Data Scientists 5 Co-Designing Interventions to Improve Health Equity 6 Conclusion 7 Call to Action References Concluding Remarks: The Nurses’ Role in Achieving Health Equity Through Multisector Collaboration and Workforce Diversity 1 Sustainable Solutions with Multisector Collaborations 2 Addressing Diversity, Educational Justice, and Nurse Shortages to Alleviate HealthCare Inequities 3 Summary: Nursing Outcomes to Achieve Health Equity 4 Call to Action References Afterward Education Diversifying the Workforce Lifting Nurse Practice Barriers Public Health Emergencies and Disaster Management Final Words References