Autoeficácia e perfil dos profissionais de enfermagem em uma unidade de pronto atendimento

Abstract

Acting in urgency and emergencies requires specific skills, quick decisions and effectiveness. The self-efficacy of nursing professionals in this context and their training is crucial, as individual confidence and competence are essential for effective performance in critical situations. Thus, the study aims to analyze the relationship between self-efficacy and the profile of nursing professionals in an Emergency Care Unit. This is a cross-sectional research, with a quantitative approach, carried out in a 24-hour Emergency Care Unit, located in a capital in the northeast of Brazil. Data collection was conducted using an electronic questionnaire built on the Google forms® platform. An adapted instrument was used to obtain sociodemographic and professional profile data, and for self-efficacy, the New General Self-Efficacy Scale was applied. The T-Student test and ANOVA were used to compare means. The study included 69 nursing professionals, of both sexes, who have worked for at least six months in the Emergency Care Unit investigated. Professionals on vacation, medical leave or maternity leave were excluded. The results indicated high levels of self-efficacy in all categories assessed. Although there was no statistically significant comparison between self-efficacy and the training of nursing professionals in the Emergency Care Unit investigated, levels of self-efficacy remained consistently high in all variables analyzed. This highlights the positive impact of ongoing training on the confidence and skills of these professionals, highlighting the importance of training strategies to strengthen professional development and improve self-efficacy.