Nurses conduct preoperative teaching to help patients cope with the adversities of surgery. Self-efficacy can predict an individual's behavior in aversive situations (eg, surgery); therefore, assessing patients' self-efficacy is one way perioperative nurses can plan patient care and help patients through the surgical experience. This study expands on the results of a previous evaluation of a preoperative self-efficacy scale. The content and face validity of the revised 15-item scale used in this study were assessed before the instrument was administered to preoperative patients. Evidence supports the validity of the multidimensional instrument. Internal consistency estimates > or = .84 support the subscales' reliability.
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S.L., O.-B., & C., K. (1995). Evaluating a revised self-efficacy scale for preoperative patients. AORN Journal. S.L. Oetker-Black, Kent State University School of Nursing, OH, USA. Retrieved from http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=emed3&NEWS=N&AN=7486973
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