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The rapid growth in nursing psychometric tools raises ethical concerns. This study highlights risks like redundancy and misallocation, advocating for responsible instrument development.

Keywords:

disciplinary tensions ethical redundancy evidence fragmentation instrument development nursing ethics research ethics

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Area of Science:

Nursing Research
Psychometrics
Healthcare Ethics

Background:

The last 20 years show increased interest in nursing psychometric research, leading to more measurement tools.
While lauded for sophistication, this trend carries unexamined ethical costs.

Purpose of the Study:

To interrogate the proliferation of psychometric instruments in nursing.
To identify deeper disciplinary tensions driving this proliferation, including the pursuit of legitimacy and quantifiable research output.
To examine the ethical risks associated with the increased development of measurement tools.

Main Methods:

Critical analysis of the drivers behind psychometric instrument proliferation in nursing.
Examination of three core risks: ethical redundancy, resource misallocation, and evidence fragmentation.
Literature review and conceptual analysis of ethical implications in psychometric research.

Main Results:

The surge in psychometric tools reflects a quest for disciplinary legitimacy and a focus on quantifiable metrics.
Significant ethical risks include redundant instruments, inefficient resource allocation, and fragmented evidence bases.
The current approach prioritizes metrics over substantive ethical considerations.

Conclusions:

A recalibration of psychometric instrument development in nursing is necessary.
Recommendations include grounding development in collective accountability, theoretical coherence, and editorial restraint.
Addressing the ethical costs is crucial for advancing nursing science responsibly.