Katz Janet R
Washington State University, Intercollegiate College of Nursing, Spokane, Washington 99224, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 2007 Jun;46(6):282-6. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20070601-08.
A pilot study was conducted to determine changes in Native American high school students' knowledge and opinions about nursing after attending a 6-day residential summer nursing institute. To date, Native American high school students, particularly those interested in nursing, have not been well researched. Seventeen high school students affiliated with nine Northwest tribes participated in this study. A 66-item, investigator-constructed, pretest-posttest survey included 38 scaled (4-point Likert type) and 20 dichotomous items. Reliability estimates (Cronbach's alpha) were 0.72 and 0.85 for the pretest and posttest, respectively. This pilot study showed an increase in students' knowledge and opinions of professionalism, autonomy, and role importance in nursing after attending the summer nursing institute. A salient and culturally related reason for choosing nursing was to be important to one's tribe. Although the sample was small, the findings provide initial evidence supporting the effectiveness of a nursing education intervention with Native American high school students and an instrument that can measure its success.
开展了一项试点研究，以确定美国原住民高中生在参加为期6天的寄宿制暑期护理学院后，他们对护理的知识和看法有何变化。迄今为止，针对美国原住民高中生，尤其是对护理感兴趣的学生，尚未进行充分的研究。来自九个西北部落的17名高中生参与了本研究。一份由研究者编制的、包含66个条目的前后测调查问卷，其中有38个量表式条目（4点李克特式）和20个二分制条目。前测和后测的信度估计值（克朗巴哈系数）分别为0.72和0.85。这项试点研究表明，学生在参加暑期护理学院后，他们对护理专业精神、自主性和角色重要性的知识和看法有所增加。选择护理的一个显著且与文化相关的原因是对自己的部落有重要意义。尽管样本量较小，但研究结果提供了初步证据，支持针对美国原住民高中生的护理教育干预措施的有效性，以及一种能够衡量其成功与否的工具。
