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Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher Scale (CLES+T)
- Source :
- Journal of Nursing Measurement; 2014, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p164-180, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background and Purpose: The Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher (CLES+T) scale measures student nurses’ perceptions of clinical learning environments. This study evaluates the construct validity and internal reliability of the CLES+T in hospital settings in New Zealand. Comparisons are made between New Zealand and Finnish data. Methods: The CLES+T scale was completed by 416 Bachelor of Nursing students following hospital clinical placements between October 2008 and December 2009. Construct validity and internal reliability were assessed using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha. Results: Exploratory factor analysis supports 4 factors. Cronbach’s alpha ranged from .82 to .93. All items except 1 loaded on the same factors found in unpublished Finnish data. The first factor combined 2 previous components from the published Finnish component analysis and was renamed: connecting with, and learning in, communities of clinical practice. The remaining 3 factors (Nurse teacher, Supervisory relationship, and Leadership style of the manager) corresponded to previous components and their conceptualizations. Conclusion: The CLES+T has good internal reliability and a consistent factor structure across samples. The consistency across international samples supports faculties and hospitals using the CLES+T to benchmark the quality of clinical learning environments provided to students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHI-squared test
CLINICAL medicine
STATISTICAL correlation
TEST validity
FACTOR analysis
INTERNSHIP programs
NURSING school faculty
SENSORY perception
PSYCHOMETRICS
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SCHOOL environment
STUDENTS
STUDENT attitudes
SUPERVISION of employees
CLINICAL competence
MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
BACCALAUREATE nursing education
EDUCATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10613749
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Measurement
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103989402
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.22.1.164