Abstract:
Background: Self-efficacy is important in nursing practices. The self-efficacy of nurses influences the
attitudes and behaviour of nurses; it is related to nurses’ knowledge of the existing protocols and its
actual implementation. Self-efficacy is a mediator between knowledge and action and also influences
the treatment selection taken by nurses. Aim: To assess the caring efficacy among nurses working in
Al-Thowrah hospital - Sana’a city. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out from
April to May 2019 at Al-Thowrah Hospital, Sana'a City, Yemen. A convenient sample of 112 nurses
were admitted to this study. Self-administered caring efficacy scale questionnaire was used to
collected data. Results: The mean age of the participated nurses was 29±5.16 years. Nearly three
quarters of them were females, and more than the half were married. The majority of them held
diploma in nursing. The mean caring efficacy scale scores among participants was 3.99±0.47, ranged
from 2.72–5.29. No statistical significant differences in demographic characteristics of nurses in
related to overall CES accept for duration of working in Unit. Conclusion: The results indicated low
level of caring efficacy among nurses. Belief in one’s ability to express caring, develop caring
relationship with patients generally higher in female nurses than males and in bachelor nurses than
diploma. The working duration in the current unit was a predictor of caring efficacy among nurses
