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Marie-France Deschênes1, Bernard Charlin, Robert Gagnon
1Collège de Maisonneuve, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
The methods for assessing and measuring clinical reasoning as it pertains specifically to nurses are inadequate, if not nonexistent. The purposes of this methodological study were to develop a script concordance test and conduct a preliminary validation of its psychometric qualities. A script concordance test was created and the test scoring grid was constructed using the combined-score method and based on the responses of a panel of 15 experts. Thirty first-year bachelor of nursing students completed the test. The scores for the experts and students were compared with a t test, and the reliability of the scores was measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. A statistically significant difference was found between the scores of the experts and novices. The scores' reliability is high. The script concordance test is an innovative instrument that provides a standardized method for assessing nurses' clinical reasoning.
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