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Human tra1icking is a major issue in healthcare because healthcare settings are one of the
few places victims may access while still under the control of tra1ickers, o1ering a critical
opportunity for intervention—yet many healthcare professionals are unprepared to identify
and help these individuals. The increase of healthcare professionals self e1icacy in
identifying and treating victims of human tra1icking have better heath care outcomes
overall (Cavey et al., 2023). The real problem noted in this article is how to educate all
healthcare professionals about the how to assess, identify, intervene, and refer this
vulnerable community of victims of human tra1icking.
The use of Resnick’s theory of self-e1icacy as a framework on how to educate healthcare
professionals is determined by the belief that an individual has in their own ability to
change their behaviors in order to achieve specific goals or standards (Cavey et al., 2023).
The self-e1icacy theory in relation to nursing metaparadigm in this article is as follows:
Person refers to the healthcare professional either nurses, EMTs, physician assistants,
CNAs who are to receive the education on human tra1icking. The self-e1icacy theory
emphasizes the belief that the person holds the ability to perform a behavior. The
healthcare professional belief in their self ability to identify and treat accordingly a victim of
human tra1icking if were to encounter one (Cavey et al., 2023). The healthcare
professionals ability to identify these victims will directly a1ect their overall confidence,
create motivation, and overall demeanour in their current practice.
Health in the nursing metaparadigm includes physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of illness. In Resnick’s theory of self-e1icacy health is related to
improve the healthcare professional ability to identify at risk individuals of human
tra1icking who most often su1er from not only physical health issues but also
psychological and emotional traumas (Cavey et al., 2023). The equipping of healthcare
professionals with proper education, resources, and tools will indirectly and directly
improve the health outcomes of those at risk and most vulnerable patient populations such
as human tra1icking victims. Human tra1icking victims not only need physical health but
need a holistic health approach that will assist them restore their entire being emotionally,
physically, and psychologically.
Environment refers to all internal and external factors influencing the person either the
healthcare professional or the victim. In the theory of self-e1icacy, environment is part of
the triadic reciprocal model—where person, behavior, and environment continuously
interact. In regards to this article the environment used is the educational setting being
online and virtual so all participants can have easier access to study questions and
education. The education provided to healthcare professionals is to be applied to their
sites of employment but sometimes due to cultural or organizational factors the education
may not be su1ice or may not be applicable due to victim refusal or denial of being a victim.
Nursing focuses on the actions, roles, and responsibilities of the healthcare professional
providing the education and evaluation of such victims. The self-e1icacy theory focuses on
the nurses ability to assess, recognize, and intervene when patients that are victims of
human tra1icking are presented in the hospital settings. Additionally, self-
e1icacy improves the healthcare professionals clinical decision making abilities, improves
care overall, and the victims health outcomes. Nursing becomes an informed, educated,
patient advocate, and knowledgable healthcare professional by becoming educated on
how to assess, identify, and intervene with human tra1icking victims.
Human tra1icking is a hidden epidemic that passes through the doors of hospitals and
clinics every day. The ongoing educating of healthcare providers in all healthcare settings is
essential to turning those encounters into lifesaving interventions.
Cavey, W. M., Lewis, S., & Carter, H. (2023). Health care professionals’ self-e[icacy in
identifying and treating human tra[icking victims. Nurse Education Today, 129, Article
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