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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.4.304

Validity and Reliability of a Korean Version of Nurse Clinical Reasoning Competence Scale  

Joung, Jaewon (College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
Han, Jeong Won (College of Nursing, Kosin University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.4, 2017 , pp. 304-310 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is a methodological research study that tests the validity and reliability of the NCRC (Nurse Clinical Reasoning Competence scale), an instrument developed by Liou and his colleagues as the basic data for enhancing the clinical reasoning competence of nurses, by translating it into Korean and checking the similarity of the sentence structure and meaning (between the two versions?). This study verified its validity and reliability by examining 166 nurses working in four tertiary hospitals located in Seoul and Busan. An analysis of the content validity by experts showed that all of the items have a content validity higher than CVI 0.8. From the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, it was found that the instrument includes a total of 15 items consisting of one factor. In addition, the correlation with the Korean version of the Nurse Clinical Reasoning Competence scale is confirmed to test the concurrent validity, by using a measurement tool of nurses' critical thinking dispositions and clinical decision-making abilities (correlation coefficient =.55-.64(p<.001) and Cronbach's ${\alpha}=.93$). Thus, the Korean version of the NCRC may be a useful instrument for evaluating the clinical reasoning competence of Korean nurses and providing the basic data for assessing their clinical reasoning competence and developing their promotion strategies.
Keywords
Competency; Nurse; Reasoning; Reliability; Validity;
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