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Development of the clinical reasoning competency scale for nurses
Juyeon Bae1, JuHee Lee2, Mona Choi3
1Research Institute for Biomedical & Health Science, Department of Nursing, Konkuk University Glocal Campus, Chungwon-daero 268, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 27478, Korea.
Background:
Clinical reasoning is emphasized as an important component of nursing education, since nurses' lack of clinical reasoning leads to incorrect clinical decision-making. Therefore, a tool for measuring clinical reasoning competency needs to be developed.
Methods:
This methodological study was conducted to develop the Clinical Reasoning Competency Scale (CRCS) and examine its psychometric properties. The attributes and preliminary items of the CRCS were developed based on a systematic literature review and in-depth interviews. The validity and reliability of the scale were evaluated among nurses.
Results:
The exploratory factor analysis was conducted for the construct validation. The total explained variance of the CRCS was 52.62%. The CRCS consists of 8 items for plan setting, 11 items for intervention strategy regulation, and 3 items for self-instruction. The Cronbach's α of the CRCS was 0.92. Criterion validity was verified with the Nurse Clinical Reasoning Competence (NCRC). The correlation between the total NCRC and CRCS scores was 0.78, all of which were significant correlations.
Conclusion:
The CRCS is expected to provide raw scientific and empirical data for various intervention programs to develop and improve nurses' clinical reasoning competency.
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