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Analyzing the Change and Development of Simulation Self-Efficacy Among Practical Nursing Students

<p> The goal of this dissertation was to contribute to research on practical nursing students&rsquo; self-efficacy and the sources that build self-efficacy including mastery experience, vicarious learning, social persuasion, and physiological and affective states (Bandura, 1986). Specifically, the focus in this study was on students&rsquo; self-efficacy change and development through the measurement of students&rsquo; confidence in ability to engage in medical surgical simulations during the last semester of a practical nursing program. The results of this study revealed perceived self-efficacy did not change, but participants indicated an overall strong sense of efficacy to engage in medical surgical simulations. Additionally, students relied on all four sources that build self-efficacy (Bandura, 1986). In other words, students relied on personal perseverance in facing obstacles, sought the nursing faculty&rsquo;s assistance and encouragement to perform well, observed and modeled their teachers&rsquo; behaviors, and successfully managed their physiological and emotional states. Strong self-efficacy was concluded to be a key factor in the success of practical nursing students. Thus, there is a need for future experimental and theory-driven studies that utilize the self-efficacy approach to reduce student attrition and contribute to academic and professional accomplishment of practical nursing students. </p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:3734000
Date07 November 2015
CreatorsMoukrime, Moulay Abdelkarim
PublisherLindenwood University
Source SetsProQuest.com
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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