Self Efficacy Perception Scale of Nursing Administrators: A Research Study

Abstract

Administrator nurses play an important role in managing costs and resources when providing high-quality healthcare services. Institutions require managers with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide effective and quality service. Administrative ability is indicated as a primary factor that can have a positive or negative impact on the vision of an organization. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a scale to identify duty-related, self-efficacy perceptions of nurses in administrative roles. Perceived self-efficacy is an important determinant in the process of initiating, maintaining, and successfully completing an action. It affects people's choices of activities and behavioral settings, how much effort they expend, and how long they will persist in the face of obstacles and negative experiences. If health organizations conduct proper research and determine the necessary competencies for each position and management level, then potential candidates may be selected to be trained as professional administrative nurses through development programs to improve their administrative competencies. The Self-Efficacy Perception Scale for Administrator Nurses (SEPSAN) is thought to use management process theory to help assess the self-efficacy perceptions of administrative nurses regarding their administrative activities.