tudy of Clinical Self-efficacy and belongingness to Clinical Environment in Undergraduate Nursing Students of Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Identification and evaluation of  principal of self efficacy and clinical belonginess can be helpful to improve professional values and practice of the clinical environment. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic one, 230 students participated as research sample. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of three parts,  demographic information form, Nursing Clinical Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (NCSES) and nursing clinical Experience belongingness questionnaire (CEBQ). Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 and central and distributional indices, Pearson coefficient, P-Value considered as 0.05.   Results: The results showed that the total mean score of clinical self-efficacy was 214.23 (±41.87), and the total mean score of clinical belongingness was 113.67 (±15.54). students had high clinical self-efficacy and clinical belongingness. The findings showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between clinical self-efficacy and belongingness to the clinical environment, with increasing clinical belongingness, clinical self- efficacy increased. Conclusion: Considering the results of this study that indicate a high degree of belongingness to the clinical environment and clinical self-efficacy in nursing students, it indicates the correct and principled communication in the studied population with clinical practice environments. Having a proper relationship between the instructors and the staff of the clinical education centers and planning can increase the sense of belonging to the clinical environment and clinical self-efficacy in the students; furthermore, it can affect the learning, continuing the job and even continuing education in this field.