Background: Personality traits of pediatric nursing student and their optimistic are both significant
roles in influencing student achievement. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship
between personality traits of pediatric nursing student and their practical and theoretical achievement. To
examine the relationships between the pediatric nursing students optimism and their practical and
theoretical achievement. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized in this
study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, in pediatric nursing department at
Benha University. Sample: One hundred pediatric nursing students from previously mentioned setting by
using simple random sample technique were used in this study. The tools: Two tools were used in data
collection. Tool I: Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the pediatric nursing student. Part 2: The
50 Big Five Factor Markers scale (Goldberg, 2004) was used to assess five major domains of personality:
extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness to new experiences, and conscientiousness. Tool II:
Scale of optimism (Life Orientation Test) (Scheier, et al., 1994). Result: There was a positive correlation
between personality traits, the optimism of pediatric nursing student and their achievement. Also, 76% of
male student and 92% of the female student were living in rural. In addition 58.0 % of male and 62.0% of
female students had extreme optimism. 38.0% of male and 36.0% of female student was having
conscientiousness personality. 52.0% of male students and 58.0% of female students had the high
practical achievement. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was positive correlation between
personality traits of pediatric nursing student, optimism and their theoretical and practical achievement.
Recommendations: The continuity of awareness for pediatric nursing student about personality traits and
must to be more optimistic which effect on their practical and theoretical achievement.