Academic Self‐Efficacy as a Mediator Between Risk for Social Media Addiction, Nomophobia, and Clinical Performance Among Nursing Internship Students: A Structural Equation Model

Nursing school administrators may create proactive policies in helping nursing students manage their SMA and nomophobia. Nurse managers in clinical learning environments should cultivate favorable learning experiences where students can develop ASE and master clinical skills. Nursing educators and students must elevate their knowledge regarding the negative impacts of SMA and nomophobia and at the same time how they adversely influence nursing students' clinical performance while jeopardizing patient safety.