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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.