Exploring the factorial composition of the transcultural self-efficacy tool

The factorial composition of the transcultural self-efficacy tool (TSET) was explored using data from 1,260 culturally diverse undergraduate nursing students. The TEST was an 83-item questionnaire designed to measure and evaluate students' confidence for performing general transcultural nursing skills among diverse client populations. A principal component analysis, with the varimax rotation, yielded nine factors: recognition, kinship and social factors, professional nursing care, cultural background and identity, lifecycle transitional phenomena, awareness of cultural gap, communication, self-awareness and appreciation. The results indicate that the TEST assesses the multidimensional nature of transcultural self-efficacy and taps the three dimensions of learning: cognitive, practical and affective.