The Construction and Validation of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for New Graduate Nurses in a Transition to Practice...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Psychometric Validation
• Healthcare Workforce Development

Background:

• Transition to practice programs are essential for new graduate registered nurses (RNs).
• There is a recognized need for robust outcome measures in these programs.
• Self-efficacy, or the belief in one's capacity to perform tasks, is a key concept for new RNs.

Purpose of the Study:

• To validate the psychometric properties of the Versant Self-Efficacy tool.
• To assess the reliability and validity of a tool designed to measure RN self-efficacy.
• To provide a tool for evaluating new graduate RNs' confidence in clinical competencies.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional analysis was performed on data collected from July 2015 to December 2016.
• The study included 901 new graduate RNs across multiple sites.
• Psychometric properties, including reliability and validity, of the Versant Self-Efficacy tool were examined.

Main Results:

• The Versant Self-Efficacy tool exhibited a favorable factor structure.
• The tool demonstrated strong internal reliability.
• Positive psychometric properties were confirmed for the Versant Self-Efficacy tool.

Conclusions:

• The Versant Self-Efficacy tool is a psychometrically sound instrument.
• The tool effectively measures the self-efficacy of new graduate RNs.
• This validated tool can be utilized in transition to practice programs for outcome assessment.