Effect of Clinical Preceptorship Training on Academic Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem of Nursing Students of Tabriz School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2020

Abstract

Effect of Clinical Preceptorship Training on Academic Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem of Iranian Undergraduate Nursing Students, 2019-20 Abstract Background: Clinical training is a complex concept and any changes in its method and implementation require high knowledge and awareness of modern methods. Occupational identity of students is formed during clinical training which enables them to acquire and promote personality components that affect their professional performance. This study analyzed the effect of clinical preceptorship training on academic self-efficacy and self-esteem of undergraduate nursing students of Tabriz School of Nursing and Midwifery in the academic year of 2019-20. Method: In this quasi-experimental study, 102 nursing students in two semesters of the academic year of 2019-20 were selected through convenience sampling. Then, they were allocated to intervention and control groups using random number table. Data were collected using the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (CASES) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and analyzed in SPSS 25 using descriptive statistics. Findings: In this study, a significant positive difference was observed in control and intervention groups in terms of the effect of self-efficacy and self-esteem (p<0.001). Conclusion: Results suggested that changes in clinical training of nurses are an inevitable necessity as they improve the quality of clinical training and further fit and coordinate between the content of theoretical and practical education.