Establishing Reliability of an Instrument Measuring Nursing Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning in a
1About the Author Kinzie Jean Lee, DNP, CPNP-PC, is an associate professor, Department of Nursing, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia. For more information, contact her at kinzie.lee@mga.edu.
Abstract:
Currently there is no dedicated instrument for measuring nursing students' beliefs and attitudes about learning clinical skills in the service-learning (SL) environment. The National League for Nursing Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale (SCLS) was adapted as an SL assessment and administered to students in their final semester of a prelicensure baccalaureate program. Findings from this psychometric evaluation indicate that the SCLS is a reliable instrument for measuring student self-confidence in learning. Establishment of this tool provides evidence to ensure that judgments made about SL educational practices in clinical nursing courses are beneficial and credible.
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