AIM: The aim was to psychometrically evaluate the Clinical Skills Self-Efficacy Scale in a population of nursing students in Tanzania.
BACKGROUND: Nursing is interested in the understanding of health care and nursing practices globally and across cultural boundaries. Globalization has profound economic, political, cultural, spiritual, and psychological effects.
METHOD: Psychometric evaluation: Item analysis, reliability and validity were assessed.
RESULTS: Two factors had eigenvalues greater than 1.00. These two factors accounted for 57 percent of total variance explained. Cronbach's alpha was calculated for the two subscales and found to be: Subscale 1, .84; Subscale 2, .74. There was also evidence of construct validity.
CONCLUSION: Future research should focus on investigating the relationship between increased self-efficacy and the successful transferal of clinical skills learned in a simulated laboratory to the clinical setting.