Nurses' self-efficacy in Indonesia

Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out the overview of nurses' characteristics and self-efficacy based on nurse characteristics. Method: This cross-sectional study used cluster sampling involved 12 hospitals in 6 provinces in Indonesia, followed by proportionate random sampling, and obtained 1323 nurses. Data collected by questionnaire. Results: There were significant differences in self-efficacy of male and female nurses (p = 0.009). There were significant differences in self-efficacy of nurses in private hospitals and public hospitals (p= 0.005). The mean self-efficacy of nurses was 32.50 +/- 4992 (81.25%), the composition value of action-related self-efficacy (82.38%) was higher than coping-related self-efficacy (80.15%). Conclusions: Male nurses have higher self-efficacy than female. Nurses in private hospitals have higher self-efficacy than nurses in public hospitals. Nurses in Indonesia have good self-efficacy. Nevertheless, the nurse's belief in the ability to strive for achieving goals is not as big as the initial belief of the nurse in setting the goals. (C) 2019 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.