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1. Psychometric testing of inventory of beliefs and attitudes on domestic violence.

Author

Hutchinson, Marie and Doran, Frances

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*FAMILY violence & psychology, *ATTITUDE testing, *COLLEGE students, *STATISTICAL correlation, *DISCRIMINANT analysis, *TEST validity, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *FACTOR analysis, *DOMESTIC violence, *RESEARCH methodology, *NURSES, *NURSING schools, *NURSING students, *PROBABILITY theory, *RESEARCH, *STATISTICAL sampling, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *GENDER role, *STUDENT attitudes, *SURVEYS, *OCCUPATIONAL roles, *EDUCATIONAL attainment, *MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques, *CROSS-sectional method, *RESEARCH methodology evaluation, *DATA analysis software, *BACCALAUREATE nursing education, RESEARCH evaluation
Abstract

Background Domestic violence (DV) is an international public health issue associated with adverse health outcomes for adults and children. There have been widespread calls to increase nurses' capacity to respond to DV and improve undergraduate nursing education in this area. However, there are few valid, reliable and contemporary measures of nursing attitudes towards and beliefs concerning DV that are suited for use in evaluating education programmes. Aim To establish the psychometric properties of a newly developed inventory designed to measure nursing students' beliefs about and attitudes towards DV. Discussion Exploratory factor analysis identified five factors, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.646. The few factors loading >.80 suggest that the instrument has good discriminate validity. The absence of cross-loadings indicate good convergent validity. Conclusion The inventory provides one of the first validated and reliable measures for examining undergraduate nursing students' attitudes towards and beliefs about DV. Implications for practice The instrument is suited for use by nurse educators in assessing the influence of curriculum design and teaching strategies on student beliefs and attitudes. It would also be useful in studies investigating nurses' clinical practice on domestic violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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2. Adaptation and validation of a survey instrument measuring perceived preparedness of nursing graduates.

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Algoso, Mariais, Peters, Kath, Ramjan, Lucie, and East, Leah

Subjects
*COLLEGE students, *STATISTICAL correlation, *EMPLOYMENT, *TEST validity, *INFORMED consent (Medical law), *RESEARCH methodology, *NURSES' aides, *NURSING practice, *NURSING home employees, *NURSING students, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *SURVEYS, *PILOT projects, *GRADUATES, *HUMAN research subjects, *RESEARCH methodology evaluation, *DATA analysis software, RESEARCH evaluation
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Background In Australia, a significant percentage of bachelor of nursing students are employed in the aged care sector, or in aged care settings, as assistants in nursing (AINs) or personal care assistants. However the value of aged care in nursing education is often overlooked. Aim To outline the adaptation and validation of a survey, originally developed for medical graduates, for use with nursing graduates. Discussion Adaptation of the instrument was undertaken as part of a doctoral study that aimed to explore whether employment as an undergraduate assistant in nursing (AIN) in aged care prepares new graduates for clinical work. Conclusion Outlining each step of the modification process can help nurse researchers who want to adapt existing instruments to meet their research objectives. Implications for practice Undergraduate AIN employment has the potential to supplement clinical learning without the restrictions inherent in the student role. Furthermore, it has the potential to enhance recruitment and retention in the aged care sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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