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Background: Representing half of the global health workforce, nurses are critical to health promotion, disease prevention, and the economic and social needs of populations. However, nursing expertise is underutilized in the UN System, and nurses are underprepared for roles in policy to influence global health and sustainable development. Innovative education strategies are necessary to address the sidelining of nursing expertise in these spaces and build nursing literacy in shaping global policy.
Aim: This quality improvement project aimed to develop and evaluate a model to build a USA-based school of nursing's literacy and engagement with the United Nations (UN) System.
Methods: A Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student developed an innovative educational model, the United Nations Essentials for Global Nursing Leadership, in partnership with a school of nursing (SON), to build faculty knowledge and skills on initiating and sustaining bidirectional engagement with the UN. In 2023, SON faculty piloted the model, and pre-/post-intervention survey data were utilized for improvement.
Results: Participants reported increased knowledge, awareness, and confidence related to the UN System and their ability to engage as policy influencers, health diplomats, and global citizens. In total, 100% of participants volunteered to hold the role of UN champion for the SON.
Discussion: This innovative model advances nursing knowledge and coherence in the UN System and key areas of policy, diplomacy, and global governance for meaningful UN engagement. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL POLICY: Models that invest in closing the global nursing leadership preparation gap can raise the profession's visible UN presence and strategic policy influence at a critical time for people and the planet.
背景：护士占全球卫生工作者的一半，对促进健康、预防疾病以及满足人口的经济和社会需求至关重要。然而，联合国系统对护理专业知识的利用不足，护士在影响全球健康和可持续发展的政策中发挥作用的准备不足。有必要采取创新的教育策略，以解决护理专业知识在这些领域被忽视的问题，并培养护士在制定全球政策方面的素养。目的：本质量改进项目旨在开发和评估一种模式，以培养美国护理学院的素养并使其参与联合国系统：一名护理实践博士（DNP）学生与一所护理学校（SON）合作开发了一种创新教育模式--《联合国全球护理领导力要点》，以培养教师启动和维持与联合国双向参与的知识和技能。2023 年，护理学院的教师试用了这一模式，并利用干预前后的调查数据进行改进：结果：参加者报告说，他们对联合国系统的了解、认识和信心都有所提高，作为政策影响者、卫生外交官和全球公民的参与能力也有所增强。总之，100% 的参与者自愿担任 SON 的联合国卫士：讨论：这一创新模式促进了护理知识与联合国系统以及政策、外交和全球治理等关键领域的一致性，从而促进了有意义的联合国参与。结论及对护理、健康和社会政策的影响：投资于缩小全球护理领导力准备差距的模式可以在人类和地球的关键时刻提高护理专业在联合国的可见度和战略政策影响力。
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