Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 24, 2026
10:07
Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
19.4K
Basic and Continuing Education Needs of Nurses Instrument: Development and Validation
S Fares1, N Y Dumit1, S R Dhaini1
1Hariri School of Nursing, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
International Nursing Review
|May 28, 2019
Summary
A new instrument was developed to assess nurses' continuing education needs in Lebanon. This tool has strong psychometric properties and can guide professional development to improve healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Health Workforce Development
- Psychometric Instrument Development
Background:
- Nurses require continuous knowledge updates through continuing education and professional development.
- Effective continuing education programs must be informed by accurate needs assessments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and psychometrically test the Basic and Continuing Education Needs of Nurses Instrument.
- To create a reliable and valid tool for assessing the perceived learning needs of nurses.
Main Methods:
- Instrument development based on a comprehensive literature review and Morrel-Samuels' guidelines.
- Psychometric testing involving 3632 registered nurses across 74 Lebanese hospitals.
- Statistical analyses included reliability testing, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and linear regression.
Main Results:
- The instrument demonstrated high reliability, with Cronbach's alpha of 0.93 for the total scale and 0.74-0.82 for subscales.
- Confirmatory factor analysis supported both one-dimensional and six-dimensional structures, with a better fit for the latter.
- Significant associations were found between the total score and nurses' age, income, education, and gender.
Conclusions:
- The developed instrument possesses satisfactory psychometric properties for Lebanese registered nurses.
- The tool is locally adaptable and relevant to the Lebanese nursing practice context.
- This instrument can inform nurse leaders and policymakers to address learning needs, enhance practice, and support professional development.
Related Concept Videos
01:22Basic Continuous Time Signals
673
Basic continuous-time signals include the unit step function, unit impulse function, and unit ramp function, collectively referred to as singularity functions. Singularity functions are characterized by discontinuities or discontinuous derivatives.
The unit step function, denoted u(t), is zero for negative time values and one for positive time values, exhibiting a discontinuity at t=0. This function often represents abrupt changes, such as the step voltage introduced when turning a car's...
The unit step function, denoted u(t), is zero for negative time values and one for positive time values, exhibiting a discontinuity at t=0. This function often represents abrupt changes, such as the step voltage introduced when turning a car's...
673
01:26Formulating and Validating Nursing Diagnosis I
3.6K
A nursing diagnosis is written when the nurse recognizes a cluster of essential patient data indicating health problems treated with independent nursing interventions. The standardized terminologies of a nursing diagnosis help nurses identify and treat patients' problems. Every electronic health record that uses nursing diagnosis must employ standard diagnostic terminology. Developing an efficient, individualized care plan begins with accurate nursing diagnoses.
There are thirteen domains...
There are thirteen domains...
3.6K
01:25Formulating and Validating Nursing Diagnosis II
3.6K
Nursing diagnoses represent a problem validated by major defining characteristics. There are four categories of nursing diagnoses: problem-focused, risk, health promotion or wellness, and syndrome. The anatomy of a nursing diagnosis includes three components: problem statement or diagnostic label, defining characteristics, and related factors.
Risk nursing diagnoses represent clinical judgments of an individual, family, or community more vulnerable to developing the health problem than others...
Risk nursing diagnoses represent clinical judgments of an individual, family, or community more vulnerable to developing the health problem than others...
3.6K
01:29Reliability and Validity
13.8K
Reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. Reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. In the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways.
13.8K
01:10In Vitro Drug Release Testing: Overview, Development and Validation
324
In vitro dissolution and drug release tests assess how quickly and how much of a drug is released from its dosage form into an aqueous medium under standardized laboratory conditions. These tests are essential tools in pharmaceutical development and quality assurance, offering insight into the drug's performance before clinical use.During formulation development, dissolution testing identifies incomplete or inconsistent drug release issues. It also supports decisions on selecting the optimal...
324
01:23Instrument Transformers
457
Instrument transformers, comprising voltage transformers (VTs) and current transformers (CTs), play crucial roles in power substations by providing isolated replicas of current or voltage for measurement and protection purposes. Voltage transformers reduce the primary voltage to levels suitable for relay operation and measurement, while current transformers scale down the primary current. The primary winding of a current transformer often consists of a single turn, achieved by threading the...
457