Transcultural adaptation and validity of the nurse professional competence scale Korean version for graduating nursing students: An explanatory factor analysis

Abstract

The innovation of science and technology in healthcare systems and the increased need for quality of life among patients and families demands a redesigned academic model to foster graduates with high levels of competence, knowledge and skills (Mohieldein, 2017). Bryar et al. (2011 and the World Health Organization (2001) identified a group of professional competencies for Registered Nurses (RNs) that were important for providing patients with high-quality, safe care. In particular, there is strong evidence that professional competencies, such as Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees, among RNs enhance high-quality nursing care, which promotes patient safety (Aiken et al., 2014).In Korea, the undergraduate programme aims to nurture competent nurses, and the educational content and learning process are determined by the learning outcomes (Kim, 2012a). The Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing Education (KABONE) has been evaluating the bachelor's degree programme in nursing through a 5 years certification system since 2004. In accordance with the Medical Act, all universities in Korea must obtain a nursing education certification

Psychometric evaluation of the Austrian version of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale Short Form (NPC–SF–AUT)

“…The original scale version as well as the country-specifically adapted NPC Scale Short Form versions in Saudi-Arabia, [34] China [36] and Croatioa [35] comprise item-specific nursing competencies under a total of six factors. [33] However, Lee et al [38] and Prosen et al [37] demonstrated altered scale structures after testing for construct validity, which was also revealed in our principal axis factor analysis results.…”

“…One consequence of this development is a presumed heterogeneity in the prevalence of particular nursing competencies in current Austrian nursing practice. This specific education-related heterogeneity is also reflected in the sample of our study and therefore might explain the prevalent differences towards item-specific competence estimations between the evaluated study samples in other European [32,35,37] and Asian [34,36,38] countries and our study cohort and, eventually, the subsequent change of the instruemnts' factorial structure.…”

“…The reliability of the country-specific NPC Scale Short Form versions revealed consistent good to excellent homogeneity of the items at factor level after checking internal consistency using Cronbach's Alpha. [34][35][36][37][38][39] A revision of the item-specific results of a previous psychometric evaluation of the Austrian version of NPC Scale [30] indicated a good to excellent relevance of the respective items which are represented in the NPC Scale Short Form, with item content validity indexes (I-CVIs) ranging from 0.83 to 1.00.…”