1. Nursing students' experiences of a global outreach program: A mixed-method study.
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Yang, Sook Ja, Cha, Chiyoung, Lee, Hyerim, and Jeong, Sookyung
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CLINICAL competence ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CONTENT analysis ,STATISTICAL correlation ,EXPERIENCE ,FOCUS groups ,HEALTH education ,HEALTH promotion ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,NURSING students ,CULTURAL pluralism ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) ,SELF-efficacy ,STUDENTS ,T-test (Statistics) ,TRANSCULTURAL nursing ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,WORLD health ,THEMATIC analysis ,CULTURAL competence ,HUMAN services programs ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,NATIONAL competency-based educational tests ,UNDERGRADUATES ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MANN Whitney U Test - Abstract
Global health competency is an essential capacity for nursing students. This study evaluated the effect of a global outreach program on global health competency and cultural self-efficacy in nursing students and examined the students' experiences with the program. Participants included thirty-one undergraduate nursing students at a university in Seoul, Republic of Korea, who participated in a global outreach program in 2015 and 2016. Quantitative data were collected before and after program participation using questionnaires evaluating global health competency and cultural self-efficacy, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests. Both global health competency and cultural self-efficacy increased significantly after the global outreach program. Qualitative data were collected via focus group interviews and reflective journals, and were analyzed using conventional content analysis and thematic analysis, respectively. The results of the content and thematic analyses were compared, and two themes and eight-sub-themes were finally extracted through the data analysis. The program was effective in improving nursing students' global health competency and cultural self-efficacy. • A qualitatively driven, mixed-method design was used to identify a global outreach program. • This study evaluated the effectiveness of a global outreach program for nursing students. • Outreach program improved Global Health competency and cultural self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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