Development of a Clinical Judgment Scale for Japanese Nurses.
Journal
Journal of continuing education in nursing
ISSN: 1938-2472
Titre abrégé: J Contin Educ Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0262321
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
entrez:
29
7
2021
pubmed:
30
7
2021
medline:
5
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to assess the clinical judgment of nurses based on the clinical judgment process. Based on a qualitative analysis of interviews with specialized and certified nurses and extant literature, a scale comprising 44 question items was created. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1,444 nurses working in 28 general hospitals, psychiatric wards, cardiac care units, and intensive care units in Japan. Valid responses were obtained from 610 nurses. Exploratory factor analysis was performed on the 23 items extracted by item analysis, and two factors, "theoretical and practical reasoning" and "grasping the condition by observation," were extracted. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the fit of the model. Cronbach's alpha confidence factor was 0.943 for the first factor and 0.924 for the second factor. These results support the factor validity and reliability of the clinical judgment scale.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to assess the clinical judgment of nurses based on the clinical judgment process.
METHOD
METHODS
Based on a qualitative analysis of interviews with specialized and certified nurses and extant literature, a scale comprising 44 question items was created. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1,444 nurses working in 28 general hospitals, psychiatric wards, cardiac care units, and intensive care units in Japan.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Valid responses were obtained from 610 nurses. Exploratory factor analysis was performed on the 23 items extracted by item analysis, and two factors, "theoretical and practical reasoning" and "grasping the condition by observation," were extracted. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the fit of the model. Cronbach's alpha confidence factor was 0.943 for the first factor and 0.924 for the second factor.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
These results support the factor validity and reliability of the clinical judgment scale.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34324379
doi: 10.3928/00220124-20210714-08
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng