The relationship between nursing students’ self-confidence in peripheral intravenous catheter insertion and academic self-efficacy: A cross-sectional and correlational study

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the association between nursing students’ self-confidence in peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion and their academic self-efficacy. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 336 nursing students enrolled in the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences at a university. Data were collected using the Demographic Characteristics Form, the Nursing Student PIVC Insertion Self-Confidence Scale and the Academic Nurse Self-Efficacy Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis. Results: The mean PIVC insertion self-confidence score of students was 3.83 ± 0.78 (scale range: 1-5), and the mean academic self-efficacy score was 52.23 ± 9.86 (scale range: 14-70). A strong, positive and statistically significant association was found between PIVC insertion self-confidence and academic self-efficacy ( r = 0.642, p < 0.001). According to the regression analysis results, it was determined that nursing students’ academic self-efficacy levels had a significant and positive effect on PIVC insertion self-confidence (β = 0.638, t = 15.064, p < 0.001). It was found that the independent variables included in the model explained 43.5% of the total variance in PIVC insertion self-confidence ( R 2 = 0.435, F = 63.752, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Nursing students’ academic self-efficacy is a significant correlate of their PIVC insertion self-confidence. In light of the findings, it is recommended that interactive educational models be integrated into the nursing curriculum.