Nursing students' self-efficacy in providing transcultural care

Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control Affect Management of Aggression by Mental Health Nurses

“…The reviewed literature indicates that trained respondents proved more confident and thus more self-efficacious than did untrained staff in terms of self-reported abilities (Calabro et al, 2002;Hawkins & McCallum, 2001;Smith, 1989). Moreover, increased years of training correlates with improved efficacy in nursing care provision (Lim et al, 2004) with the self-efficacious carers being more optimistic (Keefe et al, 2003). In one study though, self-efficacy led to overconfidence and a greater likelihood of making judgment errors (Vancouver et al, 2002).…”

“…Certainly, self-efficacy has been linked to the provision of optimal care of patients and care for self among nurses. Lim, Downie, and Nathan (2004), in a quantitative study of nursing students in Western Australia, found fourth-year students reported higher perceptions of selfefficacy than first-year students in provision of their transcultural nursing for clients from culturally diverse backgrounds. Respondents were categorised as high, medium, or low efficacy based on their responses to most questions.…”

“…Respondents were categorised as high, medium, or low efficacy based on their responses to most questions. Lim et al (2004) suggested that frequent clinical exposure positively affected students' confidence in communicating with clients. The results reinforce earlier findings (Bell, Horsfall, & Goodin, 1998) in mental health nursing that clinical experience is an important determinant in enhancing communication confidence in student nurses.…”

“…Clearly, then, self-efficacy is a dynamic variable that adaptively evolves through time, subject to social and environmental changes. Because nurses gain exposure to patient aggression during work experience, the findings of Lim et al (2004) may have value to other clinical situations such as aggression management in psychiatry. Keefe et al (2003) conducted a study on the self-efficacy of carers helping hospice cancer patients manage unrelieved, end-of-life pain.…”

Nursing students' assessment of pain and decision of triage for different ethnic groups: An experimental study

“…With the increase in globalization, nursing students will have increased opportunities to care for patients from different ethnic backgrounds, which may complicate pain assessment if they are not sufficiently prepared (Campesino, 2008;Lim et al, 2004). Being able to assess pain and care for ingroup and outgroup members equally is pivotal in quality nursing care.…”