J Korean Acad Nurs.  2018 Aug;48(4):419-431. 10.4040/jkan.2018.48.4.419.

Development and Psychometric Testing of the Clinical Nursing Competency Scale for Clinical Preceptor Use (CNCS-CP)

• Kwak E
• Oh H

• KMID: 2424528
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2018.48.4.419

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop and establish the psychometric properties of a clinical nursing competency evaluation tool to be utilized by clinical preceptors.
METHODS
The initial items were identified through in-depth literature review and field interviews based on a hybrid model. Content validation of the items was evaluated through three rounds of content validity testing. Participants were 34 clinical preceptors and 443 nursing students participating in clinical practice. Data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, convergence and discriminant validity, internal consistency and inter-rater reliability.
RESULTS
The final scale consisted of 23 items and four factors, fundamental nursing skills performance, critical thinking skills based on the nursing process, basic nursing knowledge, and professional attitude; these factor explained 69.7% of the total variance. The analysis with multi-trait/multi-item matrix correlation coefficients yielded 100.0% and 95.7 % convergence and discriminant validity, respectively. Cronbach's alpha for the total items was .95. The four subscale model tested by confirmatory factor analysis was satisfactory. Inter-rater reliability ranged from .912 to .967.
CONCLUSION
This scale was found to be a reliable and valid instrument that clinical preceptors can apply for evaluating the clinical nursing competency of nursing students in clinical settings.

Keyword

Clinical competence; Students; Nursing; Reproducibility of results

MeSH Terms

Clinical Competence
Humans
Nursing Process
Nursing*
Psychometrics*
Reproducibility of Results
Students, Nursing
Thinking

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  Figure 1. Steps of instrument development.

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