Affiliation:
1. Courtenay Sprague, PhD, MA, is an Associate Professor of Global Health, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Global Governance, and Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Abstract
Abstract
Health inequities for those living with HIV have persisted for key populations in the United States and globally. To address these inequities, in accordance with Goals 2 and 3 of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States, the evidence indicates that the therapeutic alliance could be effective in addressing impediments that undermine HIV outcomes. Nonetheless, the therapeutic alliance relies on health care providers, particularly nurses, reporting burnout and moral injury, further exacerbated by COVID-19. Burnout and moral injury have forced the systemic undervaluing of nurses as a social–cultural norm to the fore—in part a legacy of the economic model that underpins the health care system. Given a looming health workforce shortage and negative effects for key populations with HIV already experiencing health inequities, historic opportunities now exist to advance national institutional reforms to support nurses and other health professionals. This opportunity calls for concerted attention, multisectoral dialogue, and action, with nurses participating in and leading policy and interventions.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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