Academic Advising and its Relation to Nursing Students' Self Efficacy

Mohamed Ibrahim, Ramy; Faisal Fakhry, Samah; Atef Khalaf, Dalia

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.280654

Academic Advising and its Relation to Nursing Students' Self Efficacy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ B.Sc. in Nursing Administration

² Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

³ Lecturer of Nursing Administration - Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

10.21608/ejhc.2020.280654

Abstract

Background: Academic advising is a collaborative relationship between a student and an academic advisor. The intent of this collaboration is to assist the student in the development of meaningful educational goals that are consistent with personal interests, values and abilities. Aims: This study aimed to assess academic advising and its relation to nursing students' self-efficacy. Design: An analytic cross-sectional research design was used in conducting the study in order to find out the relationship between academic advising and nursing students' self-efficacy, Both dependent and independent variables were measured at the same point in time with no prospective or retrospective follow-up. Subject and Method: The subjects of this study consist of nursing students enrolled in the four academic years in Faculty of Nursing, MTI University. Their total number was 750 students in the academic year 2019/2020. Tools were used to collect the necessary data, a structured interviewing questionnaire, Academic Advising Inventory (AAI) to assess the mode of academic advising from student's point of view and Perceived self-efficacy scale to assess nursing student's perception regarding self-efficacy. Results: The study revealed (43.5%) of the nursing students were satisfied with academic advising. While, (71.5%) of nursing students having high level of self-efficacy. Conclusion: The finding of this study concluded that the prescriptive academic advising mode is the most prevailing mode in the study setting. However, students’ satisfaction and self-efficacy are higher with the developmental mode. Recommendations: staff development programs are strongly recommend to train academic advisors in the modes of advising, with emphasis on the merits of the developmental mode. Academic advisors should be provided with sufficient time for advising sessions to be able to provide their students with all their academic needs.

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