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Development of Nursing Workplace Spirituality Instrument: Confirmatory Factor Analysis

간호일터영성척도의 확인적 요인분석

  • Suk, Jung Won (Department of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College) ;
  • Koh, Myung Suk (Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University)
  • 석정원 (삼육보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 고명숙 (삼육대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2015.10.08
  • Accepted : 2016.01.21
  • Published : 2016.01.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a nursing workplace spirituality instrument. Methods: Using 44 preliminary items which were developed in a former study, a survey was done with 469 nurses working in 2 city general hospitals. Data were collected from September 19 to October 10, 2014 and were analyzed using statistical packages SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. Results: The finalized Nursing Workplace Spirituality instrument consisted of 32 items and 6 sub factors: meaning of nursing, relationship with colleagues, transcendency through nursing service, inner self, interaction between the workplace environments, and harmony between individual and organization. A seven-point Likert scale was employed, and achieving a higher score in a particular factor and sum of all scores indicated high factor and Nursing Workplace Spirituality. Conclusion: Findings indicate that with this instrument, it is possible to understand nursing organization's workplace spirituality. Therefore this instrument is recommended for use in hospitals.

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