2013 Volume 22 Issue 3 Pages 13-22
〔Aim〕The aim of our study is to develop a self-efficacy scale of clinical practice for nursing students on the basis of “Self-efficacy for Learning and Performance,” which is a subscale of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, and test the reliability and validity of the scale.
〔Method〕After developing nine items of the scale, we performed a pilot study on 49 undergraduate nursing students to assess its internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and structural validity. Following the pilot study, the scale was tested on 121 junior college nursing students before and after two weeks of clinical practice to assess content and concurrent validity.
〔Result〕The data of the pilot study and main survey showed that the scale was unifactorial, and it indicated a strong internal consistency and test–retest reliability. The junior college students showed a significantly higher mean score on the scale after clinical practice than before clinical practice. Moreover, we found a strong correlation between the scores on the intrinsic motivation scale and those on the self-efficacy scale of clinical practice for nursing students.
〔Conclusion〕The finding yielded acceptable estimates of the reliability and validity of the self-efficacy scale of clinical practice for nursing students. Therefore, this scale is considered convenient and useful for assessing the self-efficacy of clinical practice for nursing students. Further research is needed to confirm the utility of the scale.
