Teacher self-efficacy in new nurse educators

Factors affecting nurse educators' decision to teach.

“…The clinical setting required clinical teaching and supervision of not only the student but also care of the patient. Nugent, Bradshaw, and Kito (1999) determined the variables that influence teacher self-efficacy in faculty with five or fewer years of teaching experience. According to the researchers, an educational environment dominated by uncertainty, innovation, and ambiguity mandates creating a balance between celebrating what has been done well and developing and identifying strategies that will work in the future.…”

“…Formal education courses, teaching experience in nursing, and other teaching experience accounted for 12.2% of the total variance. The number of years in teaching experience in nursing education accounted for 10% of the variance, the greatest amount (Nugent et al, 1999).…”

“…New nurse educators scored the highest in the clinical skill domain (3.43). Nugent et al (1999) suggested that because the least confidence was in the areas of evaluation and examination, perhaps education courses in evaluation and examination would strengthen teacher self-efficacy. Orientation of new faculty should consist of instruction in the domains of course preparation, instructional behavior, and evaluation and examination, the three areas that nurses have least familiarity with compared to their strengths in clinical skills.…”

“…What are the expectations for "being nursing faculty" when first hired regarding: (Nugent, 1999). This preparation for teaching serves to increase self-efficacy in the successful transition to the nurse educator role.…”

“…In the Nurse Educator Interview Schedule, a younger faculty member stated that evaluation in clinical is based upon job performance, not patient satisfaction. Nugent et al (1999) studied teacher self-efficacy across four domains: course preparation, instructor behavior, evaluation and examination, and clinical skills.…”