Abstract            Volume:6  Issue-2  Year-2018         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

The 2013 Health Policy of Kerala recommends for nurse practitioners. The objectives of the present study were to assess the perceived self-efficacy of nurses to function as nurse practitioners and to find its association between selected demographic variables. The study was conducted among 150 registered nurses, using a descriptive survey design and the subjects were selected using purposive sampling. The data was collected using investigator prepared validated five point rating scale having 65 items under 10 domains. The results showed that irrespective of the age, gender, type of education and duration of clinical and teaching experience 90% of the subjects rated themselves as having very good perceived self-efficacy as NPs and the remaining rated as having good perceived self-efficacy. The overall mean score of the perceived self-efficacy was 280 out of 325 with an SD of 25. In conclusion even with present training nurses in Kerala are confident to function as NPs which is congruent with the study done among nurses of Ireland. Closely mentored NP program that maintains the standards will ensure the competency and safe care for the public.

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