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João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva1, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins2, Letícia de Lima Trindade3
1Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar. Porto, Portugal.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|February 8, 2023
Summary
The Nurses' Work Methods Assessment Scale was developed and validated by 23 experts. The final 28-item scale achieved a high Content Validity Index, ensuring its reliability for assessing nursing work methods.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Quality
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Assessing nursing work methods is crucial for improving healthcare quality.
- Existing tools may not adequately capture the nuances of nursing practices.
- A validated scale is needed to objectively evaluate nurses' work methods.
Approach:
- A methodological study was conducted using a literature review and Imogene King's framework.
- The scale was initially designed with 40 items based on identified work methods.
- Content validation involved 23 nursing experts to refine the scale items.
Key Points:
- The initial 40-item scale underwent iterative refinement by experts.
- Items were evaluated, reformulated, and excluded across four dimensions.
- The final validated scale comprises 28 items.
Conclusions:
- Expert involvement was pivotal in developing and validating the scale items.
- The final scale demonstrated strong content validity, with a Content Validity Index between 0.83 and 1.
- This validated scale provides a reliable tool for psychometric evaluation of nursing work methods.
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