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Thomas P McCoy1, Nancy Hoffart2, Lynne P Lewallen3
1Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC tpmccoy@uncg.edu.
Background And Purpose:
Accelerated bachelor's and master's nursing students supported through the New Careers in Nursing program were surveyed (n = 3,506) using subscales from Arthur's Professional Self-Concept in Nursing Instrument (PSCNI). Reliability and validity of the instrument was assessed.
Methods:
Factor analysis using a random split-half design were conducted and differences investigated based on characteristics.
Results:
Four factors were revealed: leadership (α = .85), skill (α = .89), career positivity (α = .72), and career negativity (α = .72), with acceptable confirmatory fit. Gender and race/ethnicity differences were found in self-perceived leadership and skill and in career positivity by race/ethnicity. Accelerated bachelor's and master's students were different on skill and career positivity.
Conclusions:
Self-perceived leadership, skill, career positivity, and career negativity are distinct PSCNI concepts.
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