Qualitative Description of Global Health Nursing Competencies by Nursing Faculty in Africa and the Americas

Authors

  • Lynda Wilson University of Alabama at Birmingham; School of Nursing
  • Laura Moran Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia
  • Rosa Zarate Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia
  • Nicole Warren Johns Hopkins University; School of Nursing
  • Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Irene Tamí-Maury University of Texas; Department of Behavioral Science
  • Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0772.2697

Abstract

Objective: to analyze qualitative comments from four surveys asking nursing faculty to rate the importance of 30 global health competencies for undergraduate nursing programs. Method: qualitative descriptive study that included 591 individuals who responded to the survey in English (49 from Africa and 542 from the Americas), 163 who responded to the survey in Spanish (all from Latin America), and 222 Brazilian faculty who responded to the survey in Portuguese. Qualitative comments were recorded at the end of the surveys by 175 respondents to the English survey, 75 to the Spanish survey, and 70 to the Portuguese survey. Qualitative description and a committee approach guided data analysis. Results: ten new categories of global health competencies emerged from the analysis. Faculty also demonstrated concern about how and when these competencies could be integrated into nursing curricula. Conclusion: the additional categories should be considered for addition to the previously identified global health competencies. These, in addition to the guidance about integration into existing curricula, can be used to guide refinement of the original list of global health competencies. Further research is needed to seek consensus about these competencies and to develop recommendations and standards to guide nursing curriculum development.

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Published

2016-01-01

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How to Cite

Qualitative Description of Global Health Nursing Competencies by Nursing Faculty in Africa and the Americas. (2016). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 24, e2697-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0772.2697