Abstract

As the U.S. population quickly moves toward linguistic diversity, it is essential that sufficient numbers of linguistically diverse nurses be available to provide care, and nurse educators play a significant role in the preparation of these nurses. Little information was found in the literature about factors that influence the practices of the nurse educator related to teaching the nursing student who has English as a second language (ESL). The purpose of this research study was to investigate the factors related to teaching ESL nursing students from the perspective of the nurse educator. A pilot study was conducted to validate the researcher developed survey tool that investigated the relationship between nurse educator background attributes, beliefs concerning the ESL nursing student, and instructional strategies used when teaching the ESL nursing student. Subsequently, a national survey was conducted using the Nurse Educator Attributes, Beliefs, and Instructional Strategies (NEABIS) tool.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3503271; ProQuest document ID: 1009189248. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Bonnie L. Fuller, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, CTN-A

Sigma Membership

Lambda Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Nursing Students, Nursing Educators

Advisor

Christina de Kleine

Second Advisor

Joanna M. Basuray

Third Advisor

Katherine C. Cook

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Degree Year

2012

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-29

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