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Understanding the influences on self-confidence among first-year undergraduate nursing students in Ireland.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jan2013, Vol. 69 Issue 1, p145-157, 13p, 8 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Aim. To report a mixed-methods study of the development of self-confidence in Irish nursing students undertaking the first year of an undergraduate nursing programme. Background. Self-confidence underpins nurses' competence to carry out care effectively, yet there is little empirical evidence of how this attribute is fostered in pre-registration preparation. There is an assumption, however, that self-confidence develops independently and spontaneously. Design. A sequential, mixed methods three-phase design was used. Method. The design involved pretest and posttest measurements of self-confidence, focus group interviews, a student self-evaluation questionnaire and analysis of the relevant curriculum content. Data were collected between September 2007-April 2008 and sampling was from three cohorts of students at three different Institutes of Technology in Ireland. Data collection matched the nature of the data, including descriptive, non-inferential statistics and qualitative content analysis. Results. There was considerable variation in the amount and nature of theoretical preparation. Factors in clinical practice exerted the most influence. Self-confidence fluctuated during the first clinical placement and as students' self-confidence developed, simultaneously, motivation towards academic achievement increased. Conversely, self-confidence was quickly eroded by poor preceptor attitudes, lack of communication, and feeling undervalued. Conclusion. The development of self-confidence is complex and multi-factorial. This study offers further understanding of facilitators and barriers that may be relevant elsewhere in promoting student nurses' developing self-confidence. The development of self-confidence must be recognized as a central tenet for the design and delivery of undergraduate programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
CLINICAL competence
CONFIDENCE
FOCUS groups
RESEARCH methodology
NURSING students
QUESTIONNAIRES
SCALES (Weighing instruments)
SELF-efficacy
T-test (Statistics)
SAMPLE size (Statistics)
JUDGMENT sampling
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
SOCIAL learning theory
PRE-tests & post-tests
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84385905
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06001.x