The level and influencing factors of nursing students' sense of interpersonal relations efficacy during clinical practice

Objective To investigate the level and influencing factors of nursing students' interpersonal relations efficacy during clinical practice.Method Totally 81 full-time baccalaureate nursing students in grade four and 91 full-time associate degree nursing students in grade three were recruited from 8 universities by convenience sampling method.They were investigated with the College Students Sense of Interpersonal Relations Efficacy Questionnaire.Results The average score of interpersonal relations efficacy was(144.28±15.37) points.There was significant difference between male and female students(P0.05),while no significant differences were found among students in different educational programs,areas,families and duration of clinical practice(P0.05).Conclusion Nursing students need to shape good individual characters and the teachers should improve the curriculum design to train nurses with skills in interpersonal interaction.