Aboshaiqah Ahmad E, Tumala Regie B, Patalagsa Joel G, Al-Khaibary Ahmed A, Fozan Haya Al, Ben John Paul
Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah RN, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Nursing,, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421,, Saudi Arabia, T: +966 50 315 4993,
Ann Saudi Med. 2018 Jul-Aug;38(4):288-298. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.288.
Saudi nursing students are trained in theoretical and clinical nursing competencies for four years before transition to newly graduated nurses through a one-year internship program. The transition period is crucial as nursing students have low confidence without adequate clinical experience.
Validate and culturally adapt the Arabic version of the Self-Efficacy for Clinical Evaluation Scale (SECS) and explore nursing interns perceived confidence (self-efficacy).
Cross-sectional.
Four public tertiary training hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A survey was conducted among nursing interns. Validity, reliability, and the cultural relevance of the Arabic-translated instrument was determined. Tests for differences and correlations were undertaken.
Perceived self-efficacy and impor.tance of learning objectives.
300 Saudi nursing interns.
The Arabic version of SECS was successfully adapted cross-culturally and was valid. Reliability tests showed Cronbach's a=.95 for confidence and Cronbach's a=0.96 for the importance subscales. The overall mean (SD) for perceived confidence and importance of clinical evaluation were 3.7 (0.9) and 4.1 (0.8), respectively. Gender (P less than .001), length of internship (P=.009), and training hospital (P less than .001) were significantly correlated and had a medium effect size with perceived self-efficacy.
Gaining knowledge that the gender, length of intern.ship and area of training affect the perceptions of the Saudi nursing interns towards self-efficacy can help preceptors formulate better strategies in developing nursing intern competence and gaining self-efficacy as they move from the academic to clinical nursing practice. The knowledge gathered in this study should be beneficial to nursing administrators, faculty, and mentors/preceptors.
Results may not be generalizable due to the limitations in the setting and there are other factors not included in the study that may have explained variances in perceived self-efficacy.
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沙特护理专业学生在通过为期一年的实习计划过渡为新毕业护士之前，要接受四年的理论和临床护理能力培训。由于护理专业学生在缺乏足够临床经验的情况下信心不足，因此过渡期至关重要。
验证并在文化上适应临床评估自我效能量表（SECS）的阿拉伯语版本，并探索实习护士的感知信心（自我效能感）。
横断面研究。
沙特阿拉伯利雅得的四家公立三级培训医院。
对实习护士进行了一项调查。确定了阿拉伯语翻译工具的效度、信度和文化相关性。进行了差异和相关性测试。
感知自我效能感和学习目标的重要性。
300名沙特实习护士。
SECS的阿拉伯语版本成功地进行了跨文化改编且有效。信度测试显示，信心分量表的克朗巴赫α系数为0.95，重要性分量表的克朗巴赫α系数为0.96。临床评估的感知信心和重要性的总体均值（标准差）分别为3.7（0.9）和4.1（0.8）。性别（P<0.001）、实习时长（P=0.009）和培训医院（P<0.001）与感知自我效能感显著相关，且效应量中等。
了解性别、实习时长和培训领域会影响沙特实习护士对自我效能感的认知，这有助于带教老师制定更好的策略，以培养实习护士的能力，并使其在从学术护理实践向临床护理实践转变的过程中获得自我效能感。本研究收集的知识应对护理管理人员、教师和导师/带教老师有益。
由于研究背景的局限性，结果可能无法推广，且研究中未纳入其他可能解释感知自我效能感差异的因素。
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