Write a 3- to 4-page paper comparing the infant mortality rates and HIV rates for the U.S. to one developed and one developing country.

For this Application, write a 3- to 4-page paper comparing the infant mortality rates and HIV rates for the U.S. to one developed and one developing country. Include a summary of what the United States could learn from other countries that have better rates. Include information about the workforce that is available to care for the population in each country. Use the following guidelines and evaluation criteria and the headings below for each section. Use a minimum of three references from the professional nursing literature in the assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library. If they are relevant, you may use one or two professional websites in addition to the literature references.

• Overview—30 points

Begin this paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will be about 2–3 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that begins “The purpose of this paper is to…¨

• Comparison of infant mortality rates and HIV rates—70 points

Summarize your comparison of the infant mortality or HIV rates for the U.S. and one developed and one developing country. Include a summary of what the U.S. could learn from your selected comparison countries if they have better rates or what those countries could learn from the U.S. if their rates are not as good. This section will be 3–4 paragraphs.

• Impact on nursing practice—50 points

Summarize information about the available workforce to care for the population in your selected countries. Include the role of the nurse in each country and the impact of the available workforce on the health of the population. Provide an analysis of how this impacts the profession of nursing and nursing practice in those countries. This section will be 3–4 paragraphs.

• Summary—50 points

End the paper with a 1-paragraph summary of the main points of the paper.