Nursing Student Self-efficacy in Psychomotor Skills: Findings From a Validation, Longitudinal, and Correlational Study

Giampiera Bulfone; Roberta Fida; Valerio Ghezzi; Loreana Macale; Alessandro Sili; Rosaria Alvaro; Alvisa Palese

doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000285

Nursing Student Self-efficacy in Psychomotor Skills: Findings From a Validation, Longitudinal, and Correlational Study

Nurse Educ. 2016 Nov/Dec;41(6):E1-E6. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000285.

Authors

Giampiera Bulfone¹, Roberta Fida, Valerio Ghezzi, Loreana Macale, Alessandro Sili, Rosaria Alvaro, Alvisa Palese

Affiliation

¹ Authors Affiliations: PhD Candidate (Ms Bulfone) Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour (Dr Fida), Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome (Dr Ghezzi); Nursing School Coordinator (Dr Macale), Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vegata, Rome; Nursing Director (Dr Sili), Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome; Associate Professor (Ms Alvaro), Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome; and Associate Professor (Ms Palese), Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Italy.

PMID: 27769082
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000285

Abstract

Student perceptions of self-efficacy (SE) prevent stress and burnout and improve engagement in nursing education, thus increasing learning outcomes. The study aims were to (1) validate a scale measuring nursing SE in psychomotor skills (NSE-PS), (2) describe changes in NSE-PS over time, and (3) explore NSE-PS correlations with burnout and engagement. A total of 1117 nursing students participated. A significant increase in the NSE-PS scores over the years has emerged; in addition, all NSE-PS dimensions were correlated negatively with burnout and positively with engagement.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Burnout, Professional / psychology
Clinical Competence*
Female
Humans
Italy
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Psychomotor Performance*
Self Efficacy*
Students, Nursing / psychology*