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Nursing older people-competence evaluation tool: development and psychometric evaluation.
Journal of Nursing Measurement
|May 20, 2015
Summary
A new tool, the Nursing Older People-Competence Evaluation Tool (NOP-CET), effectively measures nursing staff competence in caring for older adults. This validated instrument ensures reliable assessment of knowledge, skills, and personal attributes for improved elder care quality.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Quality Assessment
Background:
- Assessing nursing staff competence is crucial for evaluating the quality of care for older adults.
- Existing tools may not adequately capture the multifaceted nature of competence in this specialized field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a new instrument, the Nursing Older People-Competence Evaluation Tool (NOP-CET).
- To determine the validity, reliability, precision, interpretability, acceptability, and feasibility of the NOP-CET.
Main Methods:
- A 65-item questionnaire (NOP-CET) was administered to 1,016 community-based nursing staff.
- The instrument underwent rigorous psychometric evaluation.
Main Results:
- The NOP-CET demonstrated good content validity.
- A conceptually coherent factor structure was identified, explaining significant variance in knowledge (54.98%), skills (65.03%), and personal attributes (52.83%).
- High internal consistency was found, with reliability coefficients ranging from .77 to .93.
Conclusions:
- The NOP-CET is a valid and reliable tool for measuring the competence of community-based nursing staff caring for older people.
- The NOP-CET can be utilized in future research to investigate nursing competence in elder care.
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