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Development of Community Health Competency Scale for Nurses
Veysel Kizilarslan1, Esra Yildiz2
1Department of Medical Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Turkey vkizilarslan@bingol.edu.tr.
Journal of Nursing Measurement
|July 15, 2026
Summary
This study developed a valid and reliable 38-item scale to measure nurses' community health competencies. The new instrument, with four subdimensions, is crucial for enhancing public health nursing practice in Turkey.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Health Sciences
Background:
- Core competencies in public health nursing were identified in preliminary research.
- A need for a standardized tool to measure these competencies was established.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a measurement instrument for assessing nurses' community health competencies.
- To ensure the instrument is both valid and reliable for use in diverse healthcare settings.
Main Methods:
- A 769-nurse sample from university hospitals, city hospitals, and primary care centers in Eastern Turkey participated.
- Data collection involved a Descriptive Information Form and the Community Health Competency Scale for Nurses.
- Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and reliability analyses using SPSS and AMOS.
Main Results:
- The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was .912, indicating good measure of sampling adequacy.
- The scale explained 63.007% of the total variance, with factor loadings ranging from .495 to .724.
- High reliability was demonstrated with a total scale Cronbach's alpha of .953 and subdimension values from .87 to .95.
Conclusions:
- A 38-item scale with four subdimensions was successfully developed.
- The scale was validated as a reliable instrument for assessing nurses' community health competencies in Turkey.
- This tool can aid in evaluating and improving public health nursing education and practice.
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