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Psychometric testing of the nurses professional values scale-revised on family and community health nurses.
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Nursing ethics [Nurs Ethics] 2024 Aug; Vol. 31 (5), pp. 791-804. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 05. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Family and Community Health Nurses (FCHNs) are at a higher risk of experiencing emotional exhaustion and feelings of low personal accomplishment. Higher levels of professional identity may decrease these negative feelings. Its measurement could produce positive effects for FCHNs and the quality of care they offer.<br />Aim: This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R) on FCHNs in Italy.<br />Research Design: A cross-sectional research design was used.<br />Participants and Research Context: A convenience sample of FCHNs was recruited in an out-of-hospital setting from Italy. A total of 202 nurses were eligible (mean age of 41.11 ± 10.55 years; 78.2% female).<br />Ethical Considerations: The study was performed in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were asked for their consent and were guaranteed anonymity in the information collected. The study was approved by the internal review board of the university.<br />Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) supported a unidimensional factorial structure of the NPVS-R with an adequate fit to the data. Internal consistency reliability was also supported. The construct validity was further reinforced by the concurrent validity results showing a positive and significant correlation of professional identity with job satisfaction.<br />Conclusion: The NPVS-R is a valid and reliable instrument to measure professional identity among FCHNs. It can be used in clinical practice to improve FCHNs' psychological-emotional feelings and quality of care provided, in research to allow comprehensive understanding of professional identity, and in educational settings to monitor the professional identity levels of Family and Community Health Nursing students.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Female
Adult
Male
Cross-Sectional Studies
Italy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Middle Aged
Nurses, Community Health psychology
Nurses, Community Health statistics & numerical data
Social Values
Job Satisfaction
Psychometrics instrumentation
Psychometrics methods
Psychometrics standards
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1477-0989
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nursing ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37797312
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330231204986