Investigating the degree of self-efficacy perception and role performance of nursery and midwifery college instructors in practical education

Nursing and midwifery instructors have important roles in improving health in the society, by giving good education to nursing and midwifery students. Nurses and midwifes are members of a hygiene team and they need to acquire high self efficacy and best role performance from their instructors. This paper study was attempt to investigate role performance and self-efficacy perception in nursing and midwifery instructors and the factors which effect on it and then propose some strategies. The present research is a descriptive study which has been done by a problem-solving procedure. All nursing and midwifery instructors from the Shahrekord nursing and midwifery faculty who were willing to participate in the research (29 people) filled a role performance and self-efficacy perception questionnaire. Most of instructors in our study believe that there is no suitable situation for them to perform their role in the clinic (score of 127.57). Regarding self-efficacy perception, the least score was given to the option of For increasing my self-confidence, I am able to have scientific discussions about my ideas and opinions with the faculty’s authorities during the courses with score of 90. The factors affecting role performance of instructors were marriage, age, work history and education. Factors affecting on self-efficacy of instructors were age and type of employment Based on the data analysis from our study, the factors affecting role performance of an instructor were knowledge, work history and education and the more improvements in these factors makes more role performance and self efficacy in instructors.