Abstract

BackgroundIn this era of rapid globalization, our knowledge regarding the clinical performance perceptions and stress coping behaviors of international students in nursing education is quite limited. The unexplored nature of this topic has the potential to manifest as future clinical challenges. ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between international nursing students' perceived self-efficacy in clinical applications and their coping behaviors with stress. MethodsOur cross-sectional and correlational study collected data from 117 international nursing students at a state university between June 2022 and July 2023. The data collection tools included the Participant Identification Form, Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale (SECP), and The Coping Behavior Inventory with Stress Scale for Nursing Students (CBIS-NS). t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and Bonferroni test were used for data analysis. ResultsStudents, predominantly Azerbaijani (15.4 %) and 64.1 % female, engaged in practices, mainly in medical (34.2 %) and surgical units (33.3 %). Clinical self-efficacy was high, stress coping moderate. A significant positive link existed between coping behaviors and clinical self-efficacy (p < 0.05). Those in public health/mental health units (8.12 ± 1.46) had higher self-efficacy than surgical unit peers (6.94 ± 1.71) (p < 0.05). Satisfied students showed better stress coping (t = 2.645; p = 0.009). Weak positive links were found between transfer/avoidance coping behaviors and clinical self-efficacy (p < 0.05). ConclusionThis study demonstrated a statistically significant positive relationship between international nursing students' perceptions of clinical performance and coping behaviors with stress. Given the rapid globalization of education in the global era, especially in diverse educational and clinical environments with students from different ethnic backgrounds, it is recommended to develop new intervention strategies to enhance students' clinical performances and foster positive coping behaviors with stress.

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