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Elle J Del Gallo1, Christina K Lam
1About the Authors Elle J. Del Gallo, BSN, RN, is nurse at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Christina K. Lam, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at James Madison University School of Nursing, Harrisonburg, VA. For more information, contact Dr. Christina Lam, Russelck@jmu.edu.
Nursing Education Perspectives
|April 16, 2021
Summary
Nursing students recognize that societal factors like inequity and stigma impact health outcomes. Findings show varying understanding of these structural factors across academic levels, highlighting a need for further development of structural competence.
Area of Science:
- Health Equity
- Nursing Education
- Social Determinants of Health
Background:
- Structural competency is the ability to identify how societal issues like inequity and stigma influence health disparities.
- These factors can impact patient symptoms and disease risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe how baccalaureate nursing students attribute the effects of structural factors on health.
- To explore the development of structural competence in nursing education.
Main Methods:
- The study involved baccalaureate nursing students.
- Data were collected on their attributions of structural factors' effects on health.
Main Results:
- Participants recognized structural factors as relevant to adverse health outcomes.
- Attributions of structural factors varied significantly by academic level among students.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students acknowledge the role of structural factors in health.
- Differences in understanding structural competence by academic level suggest a need for targeted educational interventions.
- Further research is recommended to enhance structural competence development in nursing students to address evolving healthcare access and demographics.
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