The Effects of Self-Efficacy in Risk Management and Patient Safety Care Promoting Program on Knowledge and Perceptions of Self-Efficacy Among Nursing Students at Boromarajjonani Colleges of Nursing Saraburi

Abstract

          This quasi-experimental, one group study examined the effects of  self- efficacy in risk management and patient safety care promoting program on knowledge and perceptions of self-competence. The sample comprised of 69 fourth year nursing students at Boromarajonani College of Nursing Saraburi. The research instruments included : 1) The risk management and patient safety promoting program that was developed from self-efficacy theory and the manual for promoting self-efficacy on risk management and patient safety care that have been reviewed by a experts third person, 2)The questionnaires of knowledge, the reliability of the  questionnaire in the form of  Kuder-Richardson 20 was  .91 and 3) The questionnaires of  perceptions of self-efficacy , the reliability of the questionnaire in the form of an alpha coefficient was .802. Data was  analyzed using descriptive statistic and t-test.

          The results showed that after receiving intervention program, there were significantly increased at high level of knowledge on risk management and  patient safety care (x̄= 37.62, S.D. = 2.04, t=-5.453,  p < .01) and perceptions toward risk management and patient safety care self-efficacy (x̄= 4.47, S.D. = .512, t=-3.346, p < .05). 

          These findings suggest the usefulness of program on promoting risk management and patient safety knowledge and perceived self-efficacy of nursing students. It should be integrate with other graduate preparation activities to enhance competency lead to quality care in their future nursing profession.