Perceived self-efficacy in college. Descriptive study

Abstract

Problem: Perceived self-efficacy in nursing students Incoming students admitted.

Objectives: To identify the scale by Schwarzer & Baessler levels of perceived self-efficacy to establish an intervention that allows the participant to be operative in clinical practice and in his personal life.

Material and method: Design: Cross-sectional descriptive with a measurement in a population. Universe. Students of the pregraduate in nursing from the ENEO-UNAM. Incoming students. We interviewed 342 observation units that make up the total of new students. Criteria for selection of the sample. Inclusion: All students who answered the form on the day and time of your application. Exclusion: It's not excluded nor any case was removed. Statistical data processing: Collection: Survey by direct interview instrumented with applicable questionnaire. Instrument: self-efficacy scale Schwarzer & Baessler (1996) qualifies with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.92 was used. They were processed with SPSS version 23.0. The analysis is presented in percentage and simple charts and graphs.

Results: 20.2% and 12.3% responded only true and wrong that can find ways to get what they want despite some opposition. 48.5% hits it easy to persist in what is proposed stopping achieve their goals. 67.5% say it is true that if you try hard enough you can solve difficult problems. Only 40.4% say they can handle unexpected events effectively.