Psychometric Testing of a Tool Assessing Nurse Practitioner Clinical Educator Competence

Psychometric Testing of a Tool to Assess Midwifery Clinical Educator Skill Acquisition

“…Prior studies with nurse practitioner clinical educators and prelicensure clinical educators revealed the highest competence with Demonstrates Clinical Expertise and Models Ethical Behavior in the Clinical Learning Environment, respectively. 4,5 Conversely, midwifery clinical educators were least confident with Applies Theory to Clinical Practice During Clinical Nursing Education Experience. Sebach 5 reported that similar nurse practitioner clinical educators were least confident with the same ACNESAT item.…”

“…4,5 Conversely, midwifery clinical educators were least confident with Applies Theory to Clinical Practice During Clinical Nursing Education Experience. Sebach 5 reported that similar nurse practitioner clinical educators were least confident with the same ACNESAT item. In contrast, prelicensure clinical educators were least confident with Leads Interprofessional Teams in the Clinical Learning Environment.…”

“…Content validity of the 40-item ACNESAT has been achieved with prelicensure and nurse practitioner clinical nurse educators. 4,5 To assess content validity with midwifery clinical educators, 5 experts reviewed the ACNESAT for item representativeness of the role. The expert review resulted in an overall content validity index of 86%.…”

“…Total ACNESAT scores have a range of 40 to 200, with a score of 40 representing no confidence, 41 to 80 representing low confidence, 81 to 120 representing moderate confidence, 121 to 160 representing a high level of confidence, and 161 to 200 representing extreme confidence. 4,5…”

“…7(p2) 7 Task statements for each core competency reflect specific actions of academic clinical nurse educators. 7 In 2022, Shellenbarger and Sebach 4,5 reported the development and validation of the ACNESAT. The ACNESAT encompasses all 6 NLN academic clinical nurse educator competencies, associated task statements, and Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert framework.…”