Transcultural self-efficacy perceptions of baccalaureate nursing students.
Addressing the health care needs of a 21st-century nation that is experiencing increased diversity and disparity will require new models of educating future providers. The cultural competence and confidence model was the guiding framework in a study evaluating the influence of cultural educational offerings on the transcultural self-efficacy (TSE) perceptions in baccalaureate nursing students. The Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool was used to measure perceived TSE in a pretest (N = 260), posttest (N = 236) study over an academic year. Significant changes were demonstrated in overall self-efficacy and on the cognitive, practical, and affective subscales. A classification and regression tree analysis identified social orientation as the demographic variable most predictive of the TSE level. This study supports previous research where positive changes were found in students' TSE based on the inclusion of cultural interventions in the nursing curriculum.
Ashland University, Mansfield, OH, USA.
Margaret
M
Halter
Ashland University, Mansfield, OH, USA fgrund@ashland.edu.
Faye
F
Grund
University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA.
Mark
M
Fridline
Ashland University, Mansfield, OH, USA.
Sharon
S
See
Ashland University, Mansfield, OH, USA.
Lisa
L
Young
Ashland University, Mansfield, OH, USA.
Carol
C
Reece
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States
baccalaureate programs; correlational design; health disparities; transcultural health; work force diversity