Child Health Nurs Res.  2015 Apr;21(2):160-167. 10.4094/chnr.2015.21.2.160.

The Reliability and Validity of the Lasater Clinical Judgement Rubric in Korean Nursing Students

• Shim K
• Shin H

• KMID: 2271220
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2015.21.2.160

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to evaluate the Lasater Clinical Judgement Rubric for use with Korean nursing students.
METHODS
A methodological study was used to validate the rubric developed by Lasater to assess clinical judgment during nursing simulation. Participants were 34 nursing students at K University in Seoul. Between February and May, 2012, analysis was done of 91 video clips recording performance during simulation.
RESULTS
Findings showed reliability and validity of the rubric. For internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha score was .884 and intraclass correlation coefficient was .839, which established reliability. The rubric was validated using the exploratory factor analysis and content validity. The content validity score was 83%, establishing the appropriateness and readiness of the tool. Factor analysis showed that noticing, responding, and reflecting domains had Eigen values of 2.669, 1.991, and 2.912, respectively and were bound, but unlike the original tool in which four factors noticing, interpretation, responding, and reflecting domains were bound.
CONCLUSION
Results of the study indicate that the rubric shows acceptable reliability and validity in Korean nursing students. This evaluation tool for nursing simulation allows nursing faculty to objectively evaluate students' clinical judgment as well as students to reflect on their clinical judgment process during simulation.

Keyword

Judgment; patient simulation; performance evaluation; reliability and validity

MeSH Terms

Faculty, Nursing
Humans
Judgment
Methods
Nursing
Patient Simulation
Reproducibility of Results*
Seoul
Students, Nursing*