Clarify of caring Self-efficacy perception of pediatric nurse’s perspectives: A qualitative study

With recognizing principles of pediatric care, the need is rather felt for self-efficient nurses. Self-efficacy is expected to be the most influential among factors affecting nurses’ function. Yet, caring self-efficacy perception of pediatric nurse’s perspective has not been studied in Iran. The present study was conducted to benchmark caring self-efficacy perception of pediatric nurses’ perspectives. This study conducted with qualitative conventional content analysis approach. Participants included 27 pediatric nurses and instructors, selected purposively. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using conventional content analysis method. Management of care process, Communicational ability, Altruism, Proficiency, were extracted main themes as of caring self-efficacy in this study. Results indicated that caring self-efficacy perception is a multi dimension concept and management of care process, communicational ability, and altruism, proficiency were more important dimension of caring self efficacy in pediatric nurse’s perspectives. These results can be used by nursing managers and instructors to help develop empowerment and efficacy of nurses, especially in pediatric care.