| Sumario: | Aim: This research study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling offered in accordance with Maslow's basic human needs in an internship training program. Methods: Adopting a design that is quasi-experimental with simple time-series, this study was conducted with 60 students selected from fourth-grade senior students. During the internship program, counseling based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs was offered through face-to-face interviews and "WhatsApp" chats by faculty members. The data collection tools were the Introductory Information Form, Nightingale Internship Program Evaluation Scale, and General Self-Efficacy Scale. The students received a pre-test, mid-test, and post-test. Results: 80 percent of the participants were female, and their mean age was 21.83 ± 1.04 years. We found that the students had significantly higher theoretical and practical competence scores in the middle, and at the end, of the internship program when compared with their initial scores (p<0.001, p<0.05, respectively). We determined that at the beginning of the internship program, the students experienced more problems in terms of physiological needs, the need for self-esteem, and the need for self- actualization than they did at the end of the program (p=0.002, p=0.008, p=0.013, respectively). Counseling had a positive influence on the students' General self-efficacy (p<0.001). Conclusion: Counseling by evaluation of students' problems in order of their basic needs was shown to be an effective support strategy for developing of students' professional practice training. We recommend that counseling services based on Maslow's basic human needs module be offered with regard to the practices in nursing schools.
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