Preparedness Education in the Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum: An Authentic Clinical Experience.

Healthy People 2020 supports the preparation of nurse graduates to assess emergency preparedness needs of defined populations and includes preparedness as one of its objectives. Natural disaster preparedness is addressed through the lens of community-centered care that meets the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses domains of patient-centered care and teamwork and collaboration. This article discusses the development of an authentic clinical experience through collaboration between the American Red Cross and a baccalaureate nursing program.

Development of a Culturally Valid Instrument Examining HPV Knowledge and Beliefs of Lakota Women on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article is to describe the modification of an instrument to secure cultural validity using cognitive interviewing to adequately examine and address health issues in a diverse population. METHOD: Cultural experts (n = 8) on the Lakota reservation were identified to provide input on cultural items of an instrument. Two rounds of cognitive interviewing ensued with each expert. The instrument items (n = 40) were reviewed and revised as indicated. RESULTS: The results of this project were twofold; a culturally valid instrument was developed, and a process was delineated to ensure cultural validity. Content validity was supported by the 100% consensus among the Lakota cultural experts on every item. DISCUSSION: This article describes how cognitive interviewing was applied for instrument modification to obtain cultural validity resulting in a relevant instrument which may useful to researchers when working with diverse populations that have unique needs.