بررسی ارتباط انگیزه پیشرفت و خودکارآمدی عملکرد‌ بالینی در دانشجویان پرستاری

&nbsp; Abstract &nbsp; Background & Aim: The Achievement Motivation is the cause of successful behavior and efforts in students. This study aims to determine the relationship between achievement motivation and self-efficacy of clinical performance in nursing students. &nbsp; Material & Methods: This descriptive-Correlational study was conducted on 115 internship nursing students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The sample was recruited by census. Data was collected by Hermans&rsquo; Achievement Motivation Questionnaire and self-efficacy in clinical performance scale and analyzed by descriptive, non-parametric tests and Spearman correlation coefficient using SPSS-PC (v. 16). &nbsp; Results: There was a significant relationship between achievement motivation and self-efficacy in clinical performance (r=0.61, P<0.01). Also an increase inachievement motivation and self-efficacy in clinical performance were significantly associated with student work experience and its duration, and students&rsquo; total grade average (P<0.01) Conclusion: Regarding the findings, adoption of suitable educational strategies in line with promotion of achievement motivation and clinical self-efficacy is of high importance .