biostudies-literatureUnknown12(12)Basaran-Acil S<h4>Aim</h4>This study aimed to adapt the Nurse Professional Competence Scale-Short Form (NPC-SF) into Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability study for nursing students.<h4>Design</h4>A methodological study was designed.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted with 181 senior nursing students using a convenience sampling method from March 2021 to November 2021. Language adaptation was conducted using translation and back-translation. Content validity was assessed using expert approval. Construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent and discriminant validity were applied. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, the test-retest reliability and Bland-Altman Method.<h4>Results</h4>The mean Content Validity Index of the items in the total scale was 0.98. Confirmatory factor analysis identified 21 items, which could be categorised under five factors (Nursing Care, Value-based Nursing Care, Medical and Technical Care, Documentation and Administration of Nursing Care, Development, Leadership and Organization of Nursing Care). The scale preserved its original structure, but one sub-dimension (Care Pedagogy) was removed from the scale. The fit indices of TR-NPC-SF are χ²/SD 1.928, GFI 0.928, NFI 0.964, NNFI 0.956, CFI 0.964, RMSEA 0.072 and SRMR 0.040. The five-factor model achieved a good fit according to confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the Turkish version of the NPC-SF (TR-NPC-SF) was 0.974.<h4>Conclusion</h4>TR-NPC-SF is a valid and reliable tool with good psychometric properties. This scale can be used to evaluate nursing students' self-assessed professional competence. Nurse managers and educators can also use TR-NPC-SF to improve nurses' competence and identify their competence gaps.<h4>Patient or public contribution</h4>No patient or public contribution.Nursing opene70344https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12705335biostudies-literatureTurkish Adaptation and Psychometric Characteristics of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale-Short Version Among Nursing Students: Methodological Study.PMC12705335Erdat YBasaran-Acil SKuruca-Ozdemir EfalseTurkish Adaptation and Psychometric Characteristics of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale-Short Version Among Nursing Students: Methodological Study.<h4>Aim</h4>This study aimed to adapt the Nurse Professional Competence Scale-Short Form (NPC-SF) into Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability study for nursing students.<h4>Design</h4>A methodological study was designed.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted with 181 senior nursing students using a convenience sampling method from March 2021 to November 2021. Language adaptation was conducted using translation and back-translation. Content validity was assessed using expert approval. Construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent and discriminant validity were applied. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, the test-retest reliability and Bland-Altman Method.<h4>Results</h4>The mean Content Validity Index of the items in the total scale was 0.98. Confirmatory factor analysis identified 21 items, which could be categorised under five factors (Nursing Care, Value-based Nursing Care, Medical and Technical Care, Documentation and Administration of Nursing Care, Development, Leadership and Organization of Nursing Care). The scale preserved its original structure, but one sub-dimension (Care Pedagogy) was removed from the scale. The fit indices of TR-NPC-SF are χ²/SD 1.928, GFI 0.928, NFI 0.964, NNFI 0.956, CFI 0.964, RMSEA 0.072 and SRMR 0.040. The five-factor model achieved a good fit according to confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the Turkish version of the NPC-SF (TR-NPC-SF) was 0.974.<h4>Conclusion</h4>TR-NPC-SF is a valid and reliable tool with good psychometric properties. This scale can be used to evaluate nursing students' self-assessed professional competence. Nurse managers and educators can also use TR-NPC-SF to improve nurses' competence and identify their competence gaps.<h4>Patient or public contribution</h4>No patient or public contribution.2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Dec2026-06-06T03:59:32.919Z2026-05-25T03:11:56.596ZS-EPMC127053354139854910.1002/nop2.70344