Development and Evaluation of the Course on Global Health Nursing for Indian Nursing Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Methodological Framework
2.2. Development of the Course on Global Health Nursing
2.2.1. Analysis Stage
Indian Nursing Professionals’ Demand
Assessment of Learning Needs
Content of the Course
Instructional Strategies
2.2.2. Design Stage
2.2.3. Development Stage
2.3. Implement and Evaluation of the Course on Global Health Nursing
2.3.1. Implementation Stage
2.3.2. Evaluation Stage
2.4. Measurement Scales
2.4.1. General Characteristics
2.4.2. Knowledge of Global Health
2.4.3. Skills of Global Health
2.4.4. Confidence in Performance of Global Health Nursing
2.4.5. Students’ Comments
2.5. Data Collection Methods
2.6. Data Analysis Methods
2.7. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics and Outcome Variables
3.2. Hypothetical Testing
3.2.1. Hypothesis 1
3.2.2. Hypothesis 2
3.2.3. Hypothesis 3
3.3. Students’ Comments
3.3.1. Satisfaction of Teaching–Learning Quality
Higher Motivation
Easily Understanding
Attractive Teaching–Learning Methods
3.3.2. Achievement of Learning Outcomes
Completing the Course
Expression of Own Ability
4. Discussion
4.1. Development of the Course on Global Health Nursing
4.2. Implementation and Evaluation of the Course on Global Health Nursing
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase of Course Development | Research Process | ||
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Analysis |
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Design |
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Development |
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CUGH and WHO | Wilson and Ventura | INC | Selected |
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Global burden of disease | Global burden of disease | -- | Global burden of disease. |
Globalization of health and health care. | Globalization of health and health care | -- | Globalization of health and health care. |
Social and environmental determinants of health | Social and environmental determinants of health | -- | Social and environmental determinants of health |
Capacity strengthening | Health implications of migration, travel, and displacement | Capacity strengthening | -- |
Collaboration, partnering, and communication | -- | Community health nursing | -- |
Ethics | Healthcare in low-resource settings | Fundamentals of nursing | -- |
Health equity and social justice | -- | Health equity and social justice | -- |
Course management | -- | Nursing management | -- |
Socio cultural and Political awareness | -- | Sociology | -- |
Strategic analysis. | -- | Strategic analysis | -- |
Stage | Research Process | Research Process |
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Implementation |
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Evaluation |
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Characteristics | Categories | Exp. (n = 25) | Con. (n = 25) | F/χ 2 * | p |
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n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Age (Years) | 20 | 3(12) | 5(20) | 2.10 | 0.350 |
21 | 21(84) | 19(76) | |||
22 | 01(4) | 1(4) | |||
Religion | Hindu | 24(96) | 22(88) | 1.08 | 0.297 |
Christian | 01(4) | 3(12) | |||
Perception of learning achievement level | High | 4(16) | 2(8) | 7.09 | 0.281 |
Average | 18(72) | 22(88) | |||
Low | 3(12) | 1(4) | |||
Prior experience of Global Health Nursing | Yes | 10(40) | 11(44) | 0.99 | 0.434 |
No | 15(60) | 14(56) |
Variables | Group | Pre Test | Post Test | Difference | t/F (p) |
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Mean ± SD | (Post–Pre) | ||||
Knowledge | Experiment | 29.24 ± 4.37 | 40.20±3.45 | 10.96 ± 5.7 | 8.48 < 0.001 |
t = −9.50 (p < 0.001) | |||||
Control | 31.48±4.58 | 28.52±3.95 | −2.96 ± 3.94 | ||
t = −1.94 (p < 0.001) | |||||
Skills | Experiment | 40.20±3.45 | 54.44±8.45 | 14.24 ± 8.78 | 96.14 < 0.001 |
t = 8.10 (p < 0.001) | |||||
Control | 47.16±8.07 | 48.80±8.21 | 1.36 ± 1.72 | ||
t = 3.93 (p < 0.001) | |||||
Performance on Global Health Nursing | Experiment | 92.88±8.58 | 100.04±5.91 | 7.16 ± 8.78 | 5.50 < 0.001 |
t = −4.07 (p < 0.001) | |||||
Control | 92.12±12.34 | 89.48±11.60 | −2.64 ± 4.13 | ||
t = −3.93 (p < 0.001) |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleRajaguru, Vasuki, Jina Oh, and Mihae Im. 2022. "Development and Evaluation of the Course on Global Health Nursing for Indian Nursing Students" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4: 1978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19041978