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Validation of a Questionnaire to Analyze the Expectations of First-Year Nursing Students
Miguel Angel Hidalgo-Blanco1, Montserrat Puig-Llobet, Maria Teresa Lluch-Canut
1About the Authors Miguel Angel Hidalgo-Blanco, PhD, MHSN, RN, Montserrat Puig-Llobet, PhD, BD, RN, Maria Teresa Lluch-Canut, PhD, BD, RN, and Carmen Moreno-Arroyo, PhD, MHSN, RN, are professors, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Montserrat Vergara-Duarte, PhD, BD, RN, is with the Barcelona Public Health Agency. Juan Antonio Amador-Campos, PhD, BD, is a professor, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona. Translation of this article was supported by the Research Program in University Teaching Institute of Sciences of Education Redice-2016. The authors are grateful to the students and professors of the Nursing School of the University of Barcelona. For more information, contact Dr. Llobet at monpuigllob@ub.edu.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to design and validate a questionnaire to analyze students' expectations, along with their level of interest and overall satisfaction with their nursing studies.
Background:
The expectations of students on entering university are closely related to the level of interest that they have in their area of study and their general satisfaction with it. This is certainly a conditioning factor in their learning. In this regard, there are few quantitative instruments that measure the expectations of first-year nursing students.
Method:
A mixed questionnaire was constructed using items validated in previous studies, along with new items formulated following a review of the literature. The questionnaire was validated with a sample of 339 first-year degree program nursing students.
Results:
The scales of expectations and degree of interest showed strong internal consistency (Cronbach's α > .7).
Conclusion:
The questionnaire to evaluate the expectations and interest of students demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties.
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