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Health education and competency scale: Development and testing
Huei-Lih Hwang1, Mei-Ling Kuo2, Chin-Tang Tu3
1National Tainan Institution of Nursing, Tainan, Taiwan.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
|October 21, 2017
Summary
A new Health Education Competency Scale was developed and validated for entry-level nurses. This tool effectively measures essential health education skills, ensuring nurses achieve minimum competency for quality patient care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Health Professional Competency
- Psychometric Evaluation
Background:
- No generic instrument exists to measure health education competency in nurses.
- Existing scales are inadequate or designed for senior nurses.
- Educators need a tool to assess entry-level nurses' core competency.
Purpose of the Study:
- Develop a tool to measure health education competency.
- Evaluate the psychometric properties of this tool in entry-level nurses.
Main Methods:
- Item development based on literature review.
- Survey of 457 nursing students and 165 clinical nurses.
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis used for validation.
Main Results:
- A four-factor, 18-item scale (assessment, pedagogy, motivation, empowerment) was identified.
- The scale accounted for 75.9% of the variance.
- The scale demonstrated good reliability and construct validity.
Conclusions:
- The Health Education Competency Scale possesses sound psychometric properties.
- It is suitable for assessing health education competency in nursing students and practicing nurses.
- The scale provides insights into minimum competencies for entry-level nurses and guides client-based teaching.
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