title: My story: implementing a grief and loss program in a remote village in Zambia.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe one nurse's experience in implementing a grief and loss program for caregivers, teachers, and guardians of orphans in a remote village in Zambia. Nursing professionals at a Texas university responded to the needs of this underserved community because of the high death rate caused by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The rewarding experience produced successful outcomes in terms of spiritual service, and continued efforts toward achieving social justice. Evaluation results proved that a distance approach to implementing grief and loss initiatives in Zambia is achievable.
authors.affiliation: Women's Global Connection, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA. williajs@uiwtx.edu
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas; D055815:Young Adult; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology