• A Cevirme, N Ugurlu, U Sahranc, K Ozdemir, G Durat, O Erturk, and S Sahin.
• Department of Public Health Nursing, Sakarya University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey.
• Niger J Clin Pract. 2020 Sep 1; 23 (9): 1201-1206.

BackgroundSelf-efficacy has become a cross-disciplinary concept. In the field of healthcare, this concept is considered crucial for nurses; who play an important role in improving the health and well-being of the community.AimsThe aim of this study was to develop a "Relationship-with-the-patient self-efficacy scale" (RPSES).MethodologyA sample of 331 university students (310 females and 21 males; 168 from the midwifery and 162 from the nursing departments) were enrolled in the study. Out of 24 items, 8 behavior items with the highest factor loadings were selected regarding the nurse-patient-relationship self-efficacy according to the results of the preliminary exploratory factor analysis.ResultsThe final exploratory factor analysis revealed that the selected 8 items of RPSES had a single factor, explaining 83.28% of the total variance. The Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was c alculated as 0.97.ConclusionThis scale has beendemonstrated to be a valid and reliable instrument.The analyses unfolded that RPSES scores of the students were not different between men and womenand did not differ by the departments the students attended; however, the RPSES scores were different by the grade levels of the students (juniors and seniors). The fourth graders' RPSES scores were higher than those of third graders.

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