title: Cultural self-efficacy of graduating baccalaureate nursing students in a state funded university in the Silicon Valley.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the level of cultural self-efficacy of graduating baccalaureate nursing students using Bernal and Froman's Cultural Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). A convenience sample of 48 nursing students from an ethnically diverse community completed an 8-item demographic questionnaire and a 26-item CSES. The subjects of this study were found to have an increased level of cultural confidence in comparison with previous studies. Exposure to cultural concepts and to ethnically diverse populations may play an important role in this unique finding. This study also suggests nurse educators continue to incorporate cultural concepts and skills in the nursing curriculum.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA. Liulh73@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chia-Ling
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Lou Ellen A
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Barnes-Willis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian / Q000208:ethnology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002140:California; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011287:Prejudice; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*