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Gulcan Taskiran Eskici1, Ulku Baykal2
1Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
International Journal of Nursing Practice
|September 12, 2020
Summary
This study validated the Turkish version of the Nursing Teamwork Survey. The results confirm the scale is a reliable and valid tool for assessing nursing teamwork in clinical settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Healthcare Management
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Effective nursing teamwork is crucial for patient safety and quality of care.
- Existing tools for measuring nursing teamwork may not be culturally adapted or validated for specific populations.
- The Nursing Teamwork Survey was developed to assess collaborative practices among nursing staff.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Nursing Teamwork Survey.
- To establish a culturally relevant instrument for measuring nursing teamwork in Turkey.
Main Methods:
- A methodological, cross-sectional study design was employed.
- 486 bedside nurses from three hospital types in Istanbul participated.
- Data were collected using the Turkish Nursing Teamwork Survey and analyzed with SPSS and LISREL.
Main Results:
- The Turkish version demonstrated a high content validity index (0.94).
- Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original scale's factor structure with strong item loadings (0.48-0.91).
- The overall scale reliability, indicated by Cronbach's alpha, was excellent (0.95).
Conclusions:
- The Turkish version of the Nursing Teamwork Survey is a valid and reliable instrument.
- This validated scale can be utilized to measure and improve nursing teamwork in Turkish healthcare settings.
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