Adaptation and assessment of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the nursing student competence scale.

IF 3.2 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BMC Medical Education Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI:10.1186/s12909-025-06891-8

Öznur Erbay Dallı, Burcu Arkan

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Background: It is critical to evaluate competence and learning outcomes in nursing education. The purpose of the study was to adapt the Nursing Student Competency Scale (NSCS) into Turkish and to determine its validity and reliability.

Methods: This methodological study was conducted between March 2023 and May 2023 with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students enrolled in the nursing program at a university. The data were collected using the "Student Identification Form" and the "Turkish version of NSCS (NSCS-T)". Content, face and construct validity were evaluated. Reliability was examined with internal consistency and test-retest.

Results: A total of 316 nursing students voluntarily participated in the study. The item-level content validity index of the scale ranged between 0.80 and 1.00. According to confirmatory factor analysis, the six-factor model consisting of 30 items (medical-related knowledge, basic nursing skills, communication and cooperation, life-long learning, global vision, and critical thinking) had a good fit index (χ2/df = 2.54; GFI = 0.852; CFI = 0.943; RMSEA = 0.063; TLI = 0.936; SRMR = 0.038). The factor loadings of the scale are greater than 0.30, explained 75.8% of the total variance. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was 0.97 across the scale and 0.86-0.93 among the subscales; item-total correlations were between 0.55 and 0.83. Intraclass correlation coefficient ranged between 0.95 and 0.98.

Conclusions: The results indicated that the NSCS-T is a sufficiently valid and reliable instrument to measure the competency level of Turkish nursing students.

Trial registration: Not applicable.

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土耳其版护生能力量表心理测量特征的调整与评估。

背景：护理教育中能力和学习效果的评估是至关重要的。本研究的目的是将护理学生能力量表（NSCS）改编为土耳其语，并确定其效度和信度。方法：本方法学研究于2023年3月至2023年5月在一所大学护理专业就读的二年级、三年级和四年级学生中进行。数据采用“学生身份表”和“土耳其版NSCS （NSCS- t）”收集。对内容效度、面效度和构念效度进行评估。采用内部一致性和重测来检验信度。结果：共有316名护生自愿参与本研究。量表的项目级内容效度指数在0.80 ~ 1.00之间。验证性因子分析显示，由医学相关知识、护理基础技能、沟通与合作、终身学习、全球视野、批判性思维等30个项目组成的六因素模型拟合指数较好(χ2/df = 2.54；gfi = 0.852；cfi = 0.943；rmsea = 0.063；tli = 0.936；srmr = 0.038)。量表的因子负荷大于0.30，解释了总方差的75.8%。量表的Cronbach’s alpha在全量表为0.97，各分量量表间为0.86 ~ 0.93；项目总相关性在0.55 ~ 0.83之间。类内相关系数在0.95 ~ 0.98之间。结论：NSCS-T量表是一种有效可靠的测量土耳其护生胜任力水平的工具。试验注册：不适用。

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BMC Medical Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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4.90

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11.10%

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795

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6 months

期刊介绍： BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the training of healthcare professionals, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. The journal has a special focus on curriculum development, evaluations of performance, assessment of training needs and evidence-based medicine.