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1University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1200 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-4515, USA.
Summary
Self-efficacy, a student's belief in their capabilities, is crucial for graduate nursing students to enroll, persist, and graduate. Understanding this concept can improve retention and success in nursing education programs.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Graduate Studies
- Concept Analysis
Background:
- Graduate-prepared nurses are vital for care, education, and research.
- High attrition rates and faculty shortages necessitate understanding graduate student experiences.
- Self-efficacy is a key psychological construct impacting student success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define the concept of self-efficacy in graduate students.
- To explore the role of self-efficacy in enrollment, retention, and graduation.
- To provide a foundation for future research in nursing education.
Main Methods:
- Rodgers' Evolutionary Method of concept analysis was employed.
- Literature from diverse disciplines, including nursing, was reviewed.
- Antecedents, attributes, and consequences of self-efficacy were identified.
Main Results:
- Self-efficacy is fostered by positive, perceived experiences.
- Key attributes include personal, malleable, goal-driven traits, resourcefulness, knowledge, and trust.
- Graduate student self-efficacy leads to positive thoughts, feelings, actions, and successful outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Self-efficacy aids in understanding graduate student initiation, continuation, and completion of degrees.
- Further qualitative research is needed on nursing graduate student self-efficacy.
- Findings can inform graduate nursing education practice and policy.
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