title: How New Mexico licensed registered nurses gained cultural self-efficacy and their stories.
abstract: The cultural self-efficacy of licensed registered nurses in New Mexico has been reported by this author in two previous articles (Hagman, 2004 & 2006). The Cultural Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) developed by Bernal and Froman (1987) was used to quantify New Mexico RN's knowledge of cultural concepts, skills and life patterns of five ethnic groups (White-non Hispanic, Hispanic, African American, Asian American and Native American). Methods used included quantitative survey results and written responses to two open-ended questions yielding both quantitative and qualitative data. This article provides details of the qualitative data which revealed how the RNs in that study gained their reported level of self-efficacy and the stories they shared. Data analysis revealed four major themes; experience, education, travel, and military service. Examples are provided for each theme. Participants also shared cultural stories/anecdotes
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing at Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South in Fort Myers, Florida 33965-6565, USA.
authors.forename: Lynda Wilson
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hagman
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D009516:New Mexico; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D020377:Self Efficacy