Nursing Students' Resilience and Intent to Work at the Bedside

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Psychology

Background:

• Resilience is linked to nurse retention.
• Improved nurse retention enhances patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

• Examine relationships between self-efficacy, peer support, coping style, intent to work at the bedside, and resilience in nursing students.
• Identify factors influencing nursing student resilience and bedside retention.

Main Methods:

• Quantitative, correlational design.
• 205 nursing students completed surveys assessing self-efficacy, peer support, coping style, and intent to work at the bedside.
• Utilized Brief Cope Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Peer Group Caring Interaction Scale.

Main Results:

• Significant positive correlations found between resilience and self-efficacy.
• Resilience also correlated with coping style, and peer support with approach coping.
• Self-efficacy and approach coping style emerged as key predictors of resilience.

Conclusions:

• Nursing educators should foster self-efficacy and approach coping skills to bolster student resilience.
• These strategies may enhance nursing student retention in bedside roles.