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Effects of clinical practicum on nursing students' self-efficacy: Example of internal medicine wards
Hülya Kankaya1, Hülya Keskin2, Asiye Akyol1
1Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Bornova/Izmir, Turkey.
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.
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