Perceived anxiety and self-confidence among undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice in selected colleges providing nursing studies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023: prospective observational multicenter cross-sectional study

Abstract

The students who had poor perceived self-confidence were five times more likely to be more anxious than those having good perceived self-confidence. This research strongly recommends that students should be motivated and evaluated regularly for anxiety and self-confidence during clinical practice and provide a pleasant clinical experience.