Research

Nursing Students Without Borders Collection

Descriptive Summary

The Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB) collection consists of (4) video recordings, (3) floppy discs, (2) compact discs, photographs, and papers describing the workings of the organization and their nursing service initiatives. The first box contains the constitution, mission statements and goals of NSWB. This collection illustrates recruitment and fundraising efforts of the NSWB. Two of the group’s initiatives, the El Salvador Initiative and Migrant Health Initiative, are well represented by documents, photographs and journals in this collection. The El Salvador Initiative papers document preparations, training, and experiences in El Salvador, including an earthquake, the nurse’s homecoming, and the assessment and evaluations from the organization and individual students and including feedback from the community they served. The Migrant Health Initiative includes examples of outreach and educational tools used by the NSWB such as skit kits and health educational flyers in Spanish. The South Africa Initiative is represented in this collection by a compact disc in Box 2 that contains a PowerPoint presentation with photographs. The Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB) collection consists of (4) video recordings, (3) floppy discs, (2) compact discs, photographs, and papers describing the workings of the organization and their nursing service initiatives. The first box contains the constitution, mission statements and goals of NSWB. This collection illustrates recruitment and fundraising efforts of the NSWB. Two of the group’s initiatives, the El Salvador Initiative and Migrant Health Initiative, are well represented by documents, photographs and journals in this collection. The El Salvador Initiative papers document preparations, training, and experiences in El Salvador, including an earthquake, the nurse’s homecoming, and the assessment and evaluations from the organization and individual students and including feedback from the community they served. The Migrant Health Initiative includes examples of outreach and educational tools used by the NSWB such as skit kits and health educational flyers in Spanish. The South Africa Initiative is represented in this collection by a compact disc in Box 2 that contains a PowerPoint presentation with photographs.

Series Description

Scope and Content

Box 1

Folder 1      Constitution, Organizational history and description,Mission, Goals &                                       Executive Summary document           

Folder 2:1         Minutes from NSWB meetings, reports, 2000-2001

Folder  2:2         Correspondences between executive officers, 2001

Folder 3:1         Fundraising initiatives, correspondence regarding fundraising 2000 - 2005

Folder 3:2         Recruitment, flyers, correspondence 1998 - 2002 (Migrant Health                                                            Initiative, El Salvador Initiative)

Folder 4:1         Correspondence to and from organization, emails & letters, 1997 - 2002

Folder 4:2         Organizational awards, honors & grants, 2000 - 2005

Folder 5             Migrant Health Initiative, Albemarle & Nelson County, Virginia, goals,                                      orientation flyers, maps, schedules, information, handouts, worker sign up sheets, 2000- 2001

Folder 6     Migrant Health Initiative, Ground Rules, Liability Release forms, Risk                                        Release Forms (3) blank 

Folder 7   Migrant Health Initiative, (43) Health Sheet handouts in Spanish, BOCES                                              Geneseo Migrant Center,Geneseo,NY

 Folder 8  Migrant Health Initiative. (25) Instructional handouts for health related                                                 information in Spanish, (6) business cards for various resources for immigrant workers, (1) pub, “Developing Health Education for Hispanic Migrant Preschool Youth,” Morrison, Sharon, Barbara Rienzo & Carol Frazee, Journal of Health Education, Vol. 26. No. 4, July/Aug. 1995. pp 207 (4)

 Folder 9  Migrant Health Initiative, “Migrant Health Provider Orientation Manual,                                             Migrant Clinicians Network, 1997, (30) pp.

Folder 10   Migrant Health Initiative, “Assessment of Services” Migrant Farm                                              workers, Albemarle & Nelson Counties, Virginia, by Christopher  Benjamin, Jean Spicker & ( 3rd author’s name unknown) Community Health Nursing Masters Student papers, (158) pp. & 10 Appendices, date unknown

Folder 11:1  Migrant Health Initiative, “Needs Assessment of Migrant Farmworkers in                                Southwest Virginia, Migrant Health Network, January, 1998, (48) pp.

Folder 11:2       Correspondences, regarding needs assessment tools, Apr. 2000

Folder 11:3       Farmworker Assessment tool surveys, completed, Fall 2000

Box 2

Folder 1   El Salvador Initiative: (Preparation), expectations, facts about San Salvador, checklists, items needed, correspondences, approval forms, travel expenses, organization of teams, travel contracts, contact  information c. 2000

Folder 2  El Salvador Initiative: Risk Release Forms, Liability Release forms,                                               Ground Rules forms, (4) blank

Folder 3 El Salvador Initiative: (on-site) activities, outreach, schedules, group                                           journal, c. 2000

Folder 4    El Salvador Initiative: (on - site), handwritten notes from client, drawings from children

Folder 5  El Salvador Initiative (on - site): photographs

Folder 6  El Salvador Initiative, (homecoming): photographs & negatives

Folder 7  El Salvador Initiative: (return home), assessments, narratives of                                                   experiences by nursing students, reports, evaluations, 2000 - 2002

Folder 8:1  South AfricaInitiative: (1) CD “Nursing Students Without Borders,”  Thohoyandou,LimpopoProvidence,South Africa, PowerPoint                                                   Presentation, Aug, 9 - 21, 2004

Folder 8:2  (8) printouts of selected slides from PowerPoint presentation on CD

Box 3

1          Video - Migrant Health Initiative,March 11-18, 2000

                                      Orientation Meeting,July 14, 2001

 

2         Video - Segments on UVA nursing students who returned fromEl Salvador,

                                 WJLA ABC news Channel 7,Wash.D.C. 1/16/ 01

                                   WUSA 9 Eyewitness News,Wash.D.C.1/16/01

 

3                   Video - “TheMedicalCenterHour,” Without Borders,4/18/01

 

4                   Video - “Migrant Health Initiative” Sept. 2002ot

 

5                   notebook, nursing notes, no name, c. 1996

Folder 1:1        Media Files, (1) CD,El Salvador, (145) photographs ofEl Salvador, (117)                                                                       photographs of Zeina, c. 2004

Folder 1:2        Floppy Disc. NSWB I, (1) folder, (12) documents on NSWB organization

Folder 1:3        Floppy Disc. NSWB II, (2) folders, organizational & informational documents,                                                  minutes from meetings, c. 2001 

Folder 1:4        Floppy Disc. NSWB III, (2) photographs, (19) documents on NSWB                                                                  organization, C. 2000

 

Folder 2           Training: handouts, resources, bibliographies 1993 - 2001 

 

Folder 3:1        Publications: Nursing Student Without Borders brochures, handouts, logos,                               letterheads, cards, News Releases 2000- 2002

Folder 3:2        Publications: various articles from journals & newspapers about NSWB

 

Folder 4           Publications: Informational Brochures, 1999 Annual Report, Medical Care                                 Development, Review of the Redcres Project, 1985-1998

 

Folder 5           Publications: Community Nursing Assessment:Oregon Hill,Virginia,

                        By Rosalind de Lisser, Karen Gravley, Darleen Matthews, Daniel Stone

                        (26) pages and 14 appendices, date unknown

 

Folder 6           (2) CD-Roms, Interview with Kelly Wood by Dr. Barbara Brodie,May 1, 2007,

                        Discusses Initiatives, Fund raising, Research project, selection of students and                           more

                        Explanation note written by Dr. Brodie about topics covered during interview

                        Permission Slip signed by Wood granting permission to tape interview

Historical Sketch

Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB) was established in 1999 by students to provide global community health care to under-served communities. The mission of the NSWB organization is to promote health empowerment through education, building networks to access health care resources and distributing donated materials to third world communities while expanding the perspectives and experiences of nursing students. NSWB began its work in San Sebastián, El Salvadorin March 2000, July 2000 and January, 2001 in a project called the El Salvador Initiative. On January 13th 2001 a massive earthquake shookEl Salvador while eight members of the NSWB team were working there. None of the members were injured; however, the experience redefined many of the short-term goals for the project. The new goals for the next mission became prevention of disease, reconstruction of homes, and finding safe water sources.

 

The Migrant Health Initiative is the local branch of the NSWB which provides nursing students the opportunity to provide health care to migrant farmers and their families living in theAlbemarleregional area. In 2001 the second annual MHI outreach season formed outreach teams with other health care professionals and made bi-monthly visits to three area migrant camps July through October of that year.

 

In the winter of 2001 a public health clinic in the town ofKysmolovsky, one hour north ofSt. Petersburg, invited NSWB to assist the local health care providers and village residents in conducting a needs assessment of the health care needs of their community in a project called, The Russia Initiative. A second trip to the community was made in the winter of 2002.

 

In August of 2004, NSWB traveled toSouth Africa. They worked with local clinics, provided health education on various topics and delivered needed supplies in The South Africa Initiative to a community inThohoyandou,Limpopo(Northern) Province. 

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