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The confidence scale: development and psychometric characteristics

S E Grundy

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    |January 1, 1993
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    Nurse educators lack a reliable tool to measure clinical nursing confidence. The C-Scale offers a valid and dependable instrument for tracking confidence development and influencing factors.

    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Clinical Practice
    • Psychometrics

    Context:

    • Clinical nursing practice requires developing confidence.
    • Nurse educators need reliable instruments to measure this phenomenon.
    • Existing tools may not adequately track confidence development.

    Purpose:

    • To introduce the C-Scale as a valid and reliable instrument.
    • To provide a tool for measuring nursing confidence.
    • To facilitate research on factors influencing confidence.

    Summary:

    • The C-Scale is presented as a psychometrically sound instrument.
    • It measures the confidence of nurses in clinical settings.
    • This scale addresses the need for a reliable measurement tool.

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    Impact:

    • Enables accurate tracking of confidence development in nurses.
    • Supports research into factors affecting clinical confidence.
    • Improves the quality of nursing education and practice evaluation.