Professional Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy according to the Need for Advanced Practice Nurse among Korean Nurses.
- Author:
Hee Jung JANG
1
;
Soon Ok YANG
;
Myung Ok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. hjjang@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurse practitioners;
Professional role;
Self-concept;
Self-efficacy
- MeSH:
Education;
Humans;
Korea;
Marital Status;
Nurse Practitioners;
Professional Role;
Public Health;
Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2007;14(1):110-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the need for advanced practice nurse and explain the relationship between self-efficacy and professional self-concept among Korean nurses. METHOD: The participants were 511 Korean nurses who were recruited in hospitals or public health centers in Korea. The instruments used in this study were Sherer et al's self-efficacy instrument, Arthur's professional self-concept instrument, and a structured questionnaire on the need for advanced nurse practitioners. Cronbach alpha, mean, SD, X2, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data using SPSS PC+ ver 12.0 for Windows. RESULTS: Of the nurses, 57.9% of wanted to be advanced practice nurses. The mean of professional self-concept and self-efficacy scores for the nurses were at the medium level. Professional self-concept and self-efficacy of nurses showed significant differences according to age, working location, marital status, level of education, and length of clinical experience. A significant positive correlation was found between professional self-concept and self-efficacy. CONCLUSION: Before planning to develop the role of Advanced practice nurse, there is a need to measure self-efficacy and professional self-concept among nurses. Politically, strategies to increase self-efficacy and professional self-concept among Korean nurses will be necessary in order to prepare good advanced practice nurse.
