We know that Self-Efficacy has a very important meaning for us, since it makes us feel that we have the power to perform or complete any task in any field, both professional and personal. We perceive ourselves as having great capabilities and we set very high expectations because we believe that we can achieve what we set out to do and always have positive results.
There is a theory of efficacy that was developed by Albert Bandura. Self-Efficacy in our role as a nurse focuses on the behavior that we develop while preparing to be nursing professionals and when we are already giving nursing care to our patients.
Self-efficacy is of great importance because people with self-efficacy always want to do their best to meet objectives and goals and this includes giving the best care to patients, which brings us positive results on both sides. It gives the nurse a sense of achievement, mental physical well-being, and satisfaction for the patient in the sensation and belief in himself that he can improve his behaviors, regulate chronic diseases and thus improve your physical and mental state
It should be noted that self-efficacy can be developed by observing and imitating behavior that gives us the security that they will have positive results. We use a series of learning processes such as attention, memory, motivation to develop this capacity.
When a nurse is self-efficacy, they can see the results in patients, since they educate the patient, teach them self-care and the importance of actively participating in their treatment, rigorously following their care plans and, above all, making them feel that they are capable of achieving it.
In conclusion, this theory is of great importance and should be put into practice in all nursing professionals. Since you would give us fast and positive results focused on the rapid recovery of each patient. Changing our behavior, establishing goals, believing ourselves to be self-sufficient, effective, transmitting that same behavior to patients would give us very favorable results and would make us feel successful in our professional and personal environment.
