Kankaya, HülyaKeskin, HülyaAkyol, Asiye2022-02-172022-02-172021Kankaya H, Keskin H, Akyol A. (2021). Effects of clinical practicum on nursing students' self-efficacy: Example of internal medicine wards. Perspect Psychiatr Care. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12995. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34888876.https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12995https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120830584&origin=SingleRecordEmailAlert&dgcid=raven_sc_affil_en_us_email&txGid=54740f0103bee5db0c198a0152ff3aef&featureToggles=FEATURE_NEW_DOC_DETAILS_EXPORT:1https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34888876/https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12514/3058https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000728406100001?AlertId=d383397b-4355-449e-9419-70f9e0e77c15&SID=E1579H1bfcewtgOvZ82Purpose: To evaluate the effects of clinical practicum on nursing students' self-efficacy (perceptions of confidence and importance) in internal medicine wards and the factors affecting it. Design and Methods: The single group pre-post descriptive study was conducted with 134 final-year nursing students practicing in internal medicine wards. Findings: At the beginning of the practicum, the mean score of confidence and importance subscales were 3.72 ± 0.77 and 4.25 ± 0.57, respectively. At the end of the practicum, the mean score of confidence and importance subscales were 3.91 ± 0.70 and 4.81 ± 0.76, respectively. We found that there was a significant improvement in both subscales at the end of the practicum (p < 0.05). Practice Implications: Clinical practicum positively affects students' self-efficacy in internal medicine wardsen10.1111/ppc.12995info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessinternal medicine wards, nursing, practicum, self‐efficacy, studentArticleQ2N/AWOS:0007284061000012-s2.0-8512083058434888876