Abstract

The last decade has brought about a synergy of new influences and mandates that provide a clear indication of the need for registered nurses to continue to advance their professional preparation and credentials along the trajectory of their career path. The literature indicates that there is correlation of perceived self-efficacy on behaviors related to or similar to professional development but this has not yet specifically been assessed in the nursing workforce. Self-efficacy is a malleable construct and could be sensitive to intervention should the association with success in academic advancement be substantiated. The potential for enhancement of self- efficacy in nurses at a lesser self-assessed level could be an important variable in their future success with professional development goals around academic attainment. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the relationship between perceived self-efficacy of registered nurses in a Magnet® designated community hospital and success in advancing academic professional development goals. The evaluation used a non-experimental correlational design to determine whether there was a relationship between self-efficacy and academic nursing degree advancement of nurses who began their career with a Diploma or Associate Degree (Mann-Whitney U) and select characteristics of age and tenure (Pearson's correlation).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3573987; ProQuest document ID: 1445384542. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Susan A. Winslow, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC

Sigma Membership

Beta Kappa

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Self-Efficacy, Professional Development, Academic Advancement

Advisor

Pamela Kulbok

Second Advisor

Lisa G. Smith

Third Advisor

Sandra Liva-Simmons

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

University of Virginia

Degree Year

2013

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-10-10

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