tudy of Clinical Self-efficacy and belongingness to Clinical Environment in Undergraduate Nursing Students of Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Identification and evaluation of  principal of self efficacy and clinical belonginess can be helpful to improve professional values and practice of the clinical environment. This study is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic one, 230 students participated as research sample. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of three parts,  demographic information form, Nursing Clinical Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (NCSES) and nursing clinical Experience belongingness questionnaire (CEBQ). Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 and central and distributional indices, Pearson coefficient, P-Value considered as 0.05.  The results showed that the total mean score of clinical self-efficacy was 214.23 (±41.87), and the total mean score of clinical belongingness was 113.67 (±15.54). students had high clinical self-efficacy and clinical belongingness. The findings showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between clinical self-efficacy and belongingness to the clinical environment, with increasing clinical belongingness, clinical self- efficacy increased. Considering the results of this study that indicate a high degree of belongingness to the clinical environment and clinical self-efficacy in nursing students, it indicates the correct and principled communication in the studied population with clinical practice environments. Having a proper relationship between the instructors and the staff of the clinical education centers and planning can increase the sense of belonging to the clinical environment and clinical self-efficacy in the students; furthermore, it can affect the learning, continuing the job and even continuing education in this field.