Effects of clinical practicum on nursing students' self‐efficacy: Example of internal medicine wards

Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the effects of clinical practicum on nursing students' self‐efficacy (perceptions of confidence and importance) in internal medicine wards and the factors affecting it. Design and Methods The single group pre‐post descriptive study was conducted with 134 final‐year nursing students practicing in internal medicine wards. Findings At the beginning of the practicum, the mean score of confidence and importance subscales were 3.72 ± 0.77 and 4.25 ± 0.57, respectively. At the end of the practicum, the mean score of confidence and importance subscales were 3.91 ± 0.70 and 4.81 ± 0.76, respectively. We found that there was a significant improvement in both subscales at the end of the practicum (p < 0.05). Practice Implications Clinical practicum positively affects students' self‐efficacy in internal medicine wards.

Psychometric Properties of The Turkish Version of The Academic Nurse Self-Efficacy Scale

“…Therefore, academic self-efficacy can affect their academic performance (Bulfone et al, 2021). Nursing student's experiences feelings of inadequacy, helplessness, and intense anxiety, the antidote to which is high academic self-efficacy (Bulfone et al, 2021;Kankaya et al, 2021). The first and critical step towards determining nursing students' academic self-efficacy and improving it is to use an appropriate scale.…”