Structural Validity and Internal Consistency of the Professional Nurse Self-Assessment A-Scale (II) for Measuring Clinical Competence Among Graduating Nordic Nursing Students.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To test the structural validity and internal consistency of one (A-scale) of the two Professional Nurse Self-Assessment Scale II (ProffNurse SAS II) scales among graduating Nordic nursing students with the goal of assessing their psychometric properties when used separately.

Design

This study employed an explorative factor analyses to validate the ProffNurse SAS II A-scale items (n = 50) (self-assessed clinical competence).

Methods

The data were analyzed using jamovi Version 2.3.21. The suitability of the data for the planned analyses was assessed using established criteria for good model fit prior to conducting statistical tests. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to examine the underlying structure of one of the two scales, given its application i

SUBMITTER: Eronen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503965 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature