The influence of etiquette training on self efficacy and self confidence in nursing college students

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence of etiquette training on self efficacy and self confidence in nursing freshmen. Methods 183 nursing freshmen were given 36 class hours of etiquette training from Nursing College of Taishan Medical University. They took general self-efficacy scale (GSES), academic self-efficacy scale (ASES) and self-esteem scale(SES) tests respectively before and after the training. Results Compared with before training((2.32±0.22), (58.34±5.68), respectively), the scores of general self-efficacy and academic self-efficacy ((2.48±0.24), (66.32±6.35), respectively) were significantly increased(P<0.01). The scores of self confidence increased significantly after etiquette training((27.45±2.32), (26.15±2.26), (P<0.01)). Conclusion The etiquette training can improve the self-efficacy and self confidence of nursing college freshmen. Key words: Etiquette training; Nursing college freshmen; Self efficacy; Self confidence