Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy in Immigrant Health : Nurse Educator

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Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy in Immigrant Health

McDermott-Levy, Ruth PhD, RN; Mariani, Bette PhD, RN; Lupinacci, Paul PhD

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Nurse Educator 47(4):p 225-229, July/August 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001151

Abstract

Background: 

The United States has the largest, most diverse immigrant population. Nurses will care for immigrant clients in all areas of nursing practice.

Purpose: 

The purpose of this study was to determine nursing students' self-efficacy in working with immigrant clients following a service-learning experience.

Methods: 

A pre-/posttest descriptive study was used to measure students' self-efficacy in cultural aspects of screening, providing health education, and assisting with health care access prior to and after a voluntary service-learning experience at a resettlement agency.

Results: 

Statistical significance was found in overall scale score and in all 19 individual items except 2 related to working with (P = .21) and communicating with (P = .49) the health care team. Overall, pretest and posttest results revealed that students' self-efficacy working with immigrant clients was improved.

Conclusion: 

Collaborating with an immigrant resettlement program to provide a structured immigrant health learning experience for prelicensure nursing students can improve self-efficacy in working with immigrant clients.

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