Spanish validation of the national league for nursing questionnaires for clinical simulation

Introduction Learning by clinical simulation enables students to experience the nuances often encountered in clinical settings before experiencing actual real-world patient scenarios. Valid and reliable assessment tools are required to measure clinical competence. The aim of this study was to validate the National League for Nursing satisfaction instruments for its use in the Spanish context. Methods Psychometric and cultural adaptation study. Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale, the Simulation Design Scale and the Educational Practices Questionnaire were adapted culturally, and their psychometric properties were tested empirically. Results Fourth-year undergraduate nursing students participated in the study (n = 173). The Cronbach's alpha scores obtained ranged from 0.90 to 0.95. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed adequate goodness of fit values (RMSEA: 0.04 to 0.08). Conclusions The Spanish-language version of the National League of Nursing instruments obtains satisfactory results. Further study is needed to determine the factorial invariance and whether any modifications in the instruments are needed. This research was supported in part by the University of Malaga within the framework of the financing program of educational innovation projects under number PIE 144-2015.