Wright M da G, Korniewicz D M, Godue C, Manfredi M
Escuela de Enfermería, Universidad de Georgetown, Washington, D.C., USA.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 1998 Jul;6(3):5-10. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11691998000300002.
A survey was conducted among 110 Schools of Nursing in USA and 5 Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to identify the international health (IH) component in nursing education, practice and research. A significant part of U.S. schools and all 5 LAC schools have international activities, and this interest has started basically in the last 5 to 10 years. There was difference in the structure of IH activities among U.S. and LAC nursing schools, but they were similar in the type of support offered to IH initiatives. IH content in nursing education among U.S. schools was related to culture, health systems and community health; in LAC schools, IH content was related to health promotion, health policy and strategies and nursing perspectives. U.S. and LAC schools with international activities have only 10% of their faculty and students involved with IH initiatives. The nursing schools still lack courses and activities that the Schools of Public Health have implemented to deal with IH. The article observes areas that need to be strengthened so that nursing professionals can expand their leadership roles in research and practice in international health.
在美国的110所护理学院以及拉丁美洲和加勒比地区（LAC）的5所学校开展了一项调查，以确定护理教育、实践和研究中的国际卫生（IH）组成部分。美国大部分学校以及所有5所LAC学校都开展了国际活动，这种兴趣基本上始于过去5到10年。美国和LAC护理学校的IH活动结构存在差异，但在为IH倡议提供的支持类型方面相似。美国学校护理教育中的IH内容与文化、卫生系统和社区卫生有关；在LAC学校，IH内容与健康促进、卫生政策和战略以及护理观点有关。开展国际活动的美国和LAC学校只有10%的教职员工和学生参与IH倡议。护理学校仍然缺乏公共卫生学院为应对IH而实施的课程和活动。文章指出了需要加强的领域，以便护理专业人员能够在国际卫生研究和实践中扩大其领导作用。
