Author/Authors :
Soudagar, Simin Department of Medical Surgical Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Bandarabbas University of Medical Sciences , Rambod, Masoume Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center - Department of Medical Surgical Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Beheshtipour, Noushin Department of Pediatric Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background: In nursing, self-effi cacy is quite critical for skill performance. Some factors might infl uence and predict self-effi cacy in nurses. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate self-effi cacy and the factors predicting nurses’ self-effi cacy in clinical setting. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 264 nurses were selected from fi ve hospitals affi liated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences by stratifi ed random sampling. General Self-effi cacy Scale (GSE) was used to assess a general sense of perceived self-effi cacy. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean of self-effi cacy in all the nurses was 29.78 [Standard Deviation (SD) = 5.82]. Moreover, the self-effi cacy of the nurses with diploma, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees was 32.22 (SD = 6.21), 29.33 (SD = 5.68), and 32.00 (SD = 6.00), respectively. In addition, a signifi cant difference was found between the nurses with bachelor’s and diploma degrees regarding their self-effi cacy (P = 0.01). Also, a signifi cant relationship was found between self-effi cacy and willingness to work in the
nursing unit (F = 3.31, P = 0.01) and interest in the nursing fi eld (F = 2.43, P = 0.04). The nurses who had more than 16 years of working experience in the fi eld of nursing reported a better self-effi cacy score. Overall, self-effi cacy was predicted by the years of experience in the fi eld of nursing (β =0.25, P = 0.009) and the interest in the nursing fi eld (β = −0.15, P = 0.02). Conclusions: This study indicated that the nurses with diploma degrees gained higher self-effi cacy scores compared to those
with bachelor’s degrees. Changing the nursing curriculum and increasing the motivation in the nursing context might enhance the interest in the nursing fi eld as well as the nurses’ self-effi cacy. Of course, other studies are recommended to be conducted to improve the nurses’ self-effi cacy.
