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Development of the Nursing Career Preference Inventory.
Nursing Research
|January 1, 1986
Summary
The Nursing Career Preference Inventory (NCPI) helps nurses identify preferred practice areas (clinical, administration, research, education) and roles. It demonstrates strong reliability and validity for career development.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Career Development
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Assessing nurses' work activity interests is crucial for career planning.
- Existing tools may not adequately capture preferences across diverse nursing roles.
- The Nursing Career Preference Inventory (NCPI) was developed to address this gap.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development of the NCPI.
- To evaluate the reliability and validity of the NCPI for VA and non-VA hospital nurses.
- To assess the instrument's utility in career development programs.
Main Methods:
- Instrument development based on nursing practice areas and role positions.
- Reliability testing using alpha coefficients.
- Validity assessment through correlations between VA and non-VA nurse groups in similar roles.
Main Results:
- High alpha reliability coefficients (.86–.93) for practice and activity subsets.
- Strong correlations (.71–.96) between VA and non-VA nurses in comparable positions.
- The NCPI effectively differentiates between nursing practice areas and role preferences.
Conclusions:
- The NCPI is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing nursing career preferences.
- It can be a valuable tool for nurses in career development and planning.
- Further research on longitudinal item consistency is recommended.