Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 11, 2026

Qualitative and Quantitative Validation of Tools with Rating Scales Aimed at Assessing the Quality of University Service-Learning
Published on: August 29, 2025
Tooling Up Nursing Research: Ethical Tensions Within Psychometric Scale Development
Ricardo Ayala1,2, Mirelle Finkler3, Pierre Pariseau-Legault4
1Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Universidad de las Américas, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Abstract:
The past two decades have witnessed a great interest in psychometric research in nursing, characterised by a marked increase in measurement tools. This approach has been lauded for its methodological sophistication-yet beneath this polish lies an unexamined ethical cost. This paper interrogates the proliferation of psychometric instruments as an indicator of deeper disciplinary tensions: the quest for legitimacy, the valorisation of quantifiable research output and the bureaucratic allure of metrics. We examine three core risks-namely ethical redundancy, resource misallocation and evidence fragmentation-and argue for a recalibration of instrument development grounded in collective accountability, theoretical coherence and editorial restraint.
Related Concept Videos
Self-Report Tests of Personality
Ethical Dilemmas I
Let us explore some examples to understand the potentially complex moral decisions nurses face.
Take the case of caring for minors, particularly in areas related to reproductive...
Ethical Issues
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:
Ethical Standards I
The Code of Ethics provisions outline the nurse's duty to the patient, the healthcare team, the profession, and society. The Code's fundamental principles include advocacy,...
Nursing Code of Ethics
Nursing Ethical Principles II
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's...

