Altruism, the values dimension of caring self-efficacy concept in Iranian pediatric nurses

Abstract

Background:Self-efficacy is the most influential among factors affecting nurses’ performance. Yet, understanding of the constituent elements of the caring self-efficacy concept was not considered. This study was to introduce altruism as one of the main aspects of caring self-efficacy in pediatric nurses.Materials and Methods:This is part of a larger study on the concept of caring self-efficacy conducted with qualitative content analysis approach in Iran. Participants included 27 clinical pediatric nurses and instructors, selected purposively. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using conventional content analysis method.Results:Theme “altruism” as one of the main themes extracted from the analysis of the interviews in this study. This theme includes two main categories of “humanistic care” and “caring attitude.”Conclusions:This paper introduces altruism as one of the values aspects of caring self-efficacy in pediatric nurses. Efficient nurse with features Humanistic care, through the provision of maternal care and family-centered care and caring attitudes resulting from religious beliefs and loving children to care for the children.

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