护士自我概念量表（NSCI）：评估澳大利亚国内和国际护生的心理测量特性。

The Nurses Self-Concept Instrument (NSCI): assessment of psychometric properties for Australian domestic and international student nurses.

机构信息

Educational Excellence and Equity (E(3)) Research Program, Centre for Educational Research, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

出版信息

Int J Nurs Stud. 2012 Jul;49(7):880-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.01.016. Epub 2012 Feb 20.

DOI:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.01.016

PMID:22356798

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Professional self-concept is a critical driver of job satisfaction. In Australia, as international nursing enrolments rise, nursing is increasingly characterised by a professional body of international nurses who may differ from domestic Australian nurses in their nursing self-concept. At present, no psychometrically sound instrument for assessing nursing self-concept for Australian domestic and international nursing students is available.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this study was to: (1) develop an instrument (the Nurses' Self-Concept Instrument (NSCI)) to measure the professional self-concept of domestic and international nursing students in Australia, and (2) test the psychometric properties of this newly developed instrument.

METHOD

A literature review was conducted to generate the initial dimension and item pools to measure nurses' professional self-concept (NSCI). Two stakeholders examined the content and face validity of dimensions and items. Analysis was performed on data collected from 253 undergraduate nursing students in a large public university in Sydney, Australia, and consisted of domestic (n=218) and international (n=35) nursing students. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach's Alpha. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the construct validity of the NSCI.

RESULTS

The resulting NSCI consisted of 14 items across four self-concept domains: care, leadership, staff relations, and knowledge. The CFA supported the hypothesised factor structure of the self-concept model. All reliabilities were acceptable for both domestic and international students (ranging from r=.78 to .93).

CONCLUSIONS

The NSCI was shown to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing Australian domestic and international student nurses' professional self-concept. This instrument may also enable those responsible for recruitment of students into nursing courses to assess students' professional self-concept and implement appropriate strategies to foster the growth of lifelong career development.

摘要

背景

专业自我概念是工作满意度的关键驱动因素。在澳大利亚，随着国际护理入学人数的增加，护理工作越来越由具有国际背景的专业护士组成，他们的护理自我概念可能与澳大利亚国内护士不同。目前，尚无用于评估澳大利亚国内和国际护理学生护理自我概念的心理测量学上合理的工具。

目的

本研究的目的是：（1）开发一种工具（护士自我概念量表（NSCI）），以衡量澳大利亚国内和国际护理学生的专业自我概念；（2）测试新开发工具的心理测量学特性。

方法

对文献进行回顾，以生成最初的维度和项目池，以衡量护士的专业自我概念（NSCI）。两位利益相关者审查了维度和项目的内容和表面有效性。在澳大利亚悉尼的一所大型公立大学，对 253 名本科护理学生进行了数据分析，包括国内（n=218）和国际（n=35）护理学生。使用 Cronbach's Alpha 评估内部信度。使用验证性因素分析（CFA）评估 NSCI 的结构效度。