2009 Volume 18 Issue 3 Pages 35-45
This study was aimed to determine the factors related to the teaching efficacy of clinical nursing instructors. A total of three hundred and fifty one instructors cooperated in this study. They were asked on a questionnaire about their identities as a nurse, self-education abilities, and attributes in addition to self-evaluating their teaching efficacies on ‘Self-efficacy Inventory toward Nursing Practice Teaching Inventory’.Weak but significant correlations were found between the teaching efficacy of the instructors and the following factors：years of instruction （r =.342）, age （r =.308） and years of clinical experience （r =.291）.The efficacy was significantly greater in the instructors of higher age （p＜.001）, longer years of clinical experience （p＜.001） and longer years of instruction （p＜.001）, as well as in those who had attended seminars for clinical instructors （p＜.005）. Higher correlations with the efficacy were also found in the instructors who scored higher marks on an item for ‘identity as a nurse’ （r =.428, p＜.001） and in those who reported a greater self-education ability （r =.406, p＜.001）. These results indicate that it is strongly recommended not only to improve a nursing system in such a way that nurses can develop a strong identity as a nurse, but also to provide a working environment in which instructors mature as an instructor, constantly educating themselves.
