Nursing skill assessment within populations : scale development and testing

Maree Johnson, Jane Marsden, Elizabeth Day, Sungwon Chang

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    Abstract

    This study examined the reliability and validity of an instrument to measure the skill level of registered nurses within an Australian state. Internal consistency and construct validity of the scale and subscales were investigated in a sample of 1223 registered nurses from varying practice areas. The scale consisted of 105 skills within 13 practice domains: nursing practice, professional practice, acute care, community and public health, rural and remote area nursing, service delivery, self-management, supervision, resource management, improving processes, training and development, research, and technology. Twelve subscales obtained reliability co-efficients of 0.85 or more, with one at 0.81. The 13 factors explained 64.5 per cent of the cumulative variance, adequately capturing the concept of nursing skill. This scale, and its subscales, represent valid and reliable tools for the assessment and monitoring of skill levels in a population of nurses, within some limitation.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalContemporary Nurse
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Keywords

    • Australia
    • assessment
    • nurses
    • nursing skills

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