Qualitative Description of Global Health Nursing Competencies by Nursing Faculty in Africa and the Americas.
to analyze qualitative comments from four surveys asking nursing faculty to rate the importance of 30 global health competencies for undergraduate nursing programs.



qualitative descriptive study that included 591 individuals who responded to the survey in English (49 from Africa and 542 from the Americas), 163 who responded to the survey in Spanish (all from Latin America), and 222 Brazilian faculty who responded to the survey in Portuguese. Qualitative comments were recorded at the end of the surveys by 175 respondents to the English survey, 75 to the Spanish survey, and 70 to the Portuguese survey. Qualitative description and a committee approach guided data analysis.



ten new categories of global health competencies emerged from the analysis. Faculty also demonstrated concern about how and when these competencies could be integrated into nursing curricula.



the additional categories should be considered for addition to the previously identified global health competencies. These, in addition to the guidance about integration into existing curricula, can be used to guide refinement of the original list of global health competencies. Further research is needed to seek consensus about these competencies and to develop recommendations and standards to guide nursing curriculum development.
PhD, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, United States., School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL , United States.
Lynda
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Wilson
EdD, EdM, Full Professor, Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City , Mexico.
Laura
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Moran
PhD, Professor, Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City , Mexico.
Rosa
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Zarate
PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States., Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore , USA.
Nicole
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Warren
PhD, Associate Professor, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil., Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP , Brazil.
Carla Aparecida Arena
CA
Ventura
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States., University of Texas, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas, Houston TX , USA.
Irene
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Tamí-Maury
PhD, Full Professor, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil., Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP , Brazil.
Isabel Amélia Costa
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Mendes
D000349:Africa; D000569:Americas; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires