Terry Daniel, Peck Blake, Smith Andrew, Nguyen Hoang
School of Nursing and Healthcare professions, Federation University Australia, Ballarat 3350, Australia.
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7001, Australia.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2019 Oct 26;10(1):159-172. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe10010014.
With a predicted shortfall in the worldwide nursing workforce, efforts to understand attributes that influence attrition and workforce longevity remain fundamental. Self-efficacy and the broader construct of psychological capital have been linked to positive workplace-based attributes in occupations. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between general self-efficacy, occupational (nursing) self-efficacy, and psychological capital and their predictive factors among nursing students. A cross sectional design was used to address the aims of the study where all nursing students studying a three-year bachelor's degree were invited to complete a questionnaire examining traits that might assist in the preparation for, and longevity in, a nursing career. Although the participating nursing students demonstrated high levels of general self-efficacy, their reported levels of nursing-specific self-efficacy were significantly lower. Psychological capital measures indicated that students had high levels of belief, hope, and resilience concerning their capacity to commit to and achieve goals, succeed now and into the future, and overcome obstacles. The findings suggest an opportunity exists for education providers to nurture the malleable aspects of self-efficacy and psychological capital, while developing greater capacity to bounce back and overcome the challenges that nursing students may encounter in their undergraduate academic training, and to reduce attrition as they prepare to enter the workplace.
鉴于全球护理劳动力预计短缺，努力了解影响人员流失和劳动力稳定性的因素仍然至关重要。自我效能感以及心理资本这一更广泛的概念已与职业中基于工作场所的积极属性相关联。本研究的目的是探讨护理专业学生的一般自我效能感、职业（护理）自我效能感和心理资本之间的关系及其预测因素。采用横断面设计来实现研究目的，邀请所有攻读三年制学士学位的护理专业学生填写一份问卷，调查可能有助于护理职业生涯准备和职业稳定性的特质。尽管参与研究的护理专业学生表现出较高水平的一般自我效能感，但他们报告的护理特定自我效能感水平显著较低。心理资本测量表明，学生们在致力于实现目标、当下及未来取得成功以及克服障碍的能力方面具有较高水平的信念、希望和复原力。研究结果表明，教育提供者有机会培养自我效能感和心理资本中可塑造的方面，同时培养更强的恢复能力，以克服护理专业学生在本科学习培训中可能遇到的挑战，并在他们准备进入职场时减少人员流失。
