Implementation of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Implementation of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia

Published:2022-07 Issue:3 Volume:12 Page:215824402211185
ISSN:2158-2440
Container-title:SAGE Open
language:en
Short-container-title:SAGE Open

Author:

Ivanišević Kata¹^ORCID,Kosić Radoslav¹²,Bošković Sandra¹,Bukvić Marija¹

Affiliation:

1. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health study, Rijeka, Croatia

2. Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in Croatia in order to use it as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing nurses’ competence. Methodological study. Content and construct validity as well as internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. The six-factor structure of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia was confirmed by CFA. The six-factor model showed a satisfactory fit to the data (RMSEA = 0.085, CFI = 0.84). All factor loadings were significant at p < 0.05. Cronbach’s alpha for each scale ranged from 0.76 to 0.92. The psychometric properties of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia show that the scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool and as such can be used in research to assess the quality of professional competencies of nurses. The Scale consists of 35 items distributed in six competence areas.

Funder

University of Rijeka

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Social Sciences,General Arts and Humanities

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/21582440221118544

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