Barbé Tammy, Kimble Laura P
About the Authors Tammy Barbé, PhD, RN, CNE, is an assistant professor, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia. Laura P. Kimble, PhD, RN, FNP-C, FAHA, FAAN, is a professor and Piedmont Healthcare Endowed Chair in Nursing, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University. For more information, contact Dr. Barbé at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2018 May/Jun;39(3):E2-E6. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000300.
The purpose of this study was to examine construct validity of the Perceived Value of Certification Tool for Nurse Educators (PVCT-NE).
Preliminary testing of the PVCT-NE demonstrated content validity and strong evidence of internal consistency reliability. Construct validity evidence for the tool is lacking.
Using data from a descriptive study about nurses' perceived value of nurse educator certification, exploratory factor analysis was used to examine whether the factor structure of the PVCT-NE was consistent with the two-factor structure reported for the original PVCT.
Data (n = 221) were analyzed using principal components analysis to identify factors. The observed two-factor solution and individual item loadings in this sample were consistent with the original PVCT's intrinsic and extrinsic value subscales and accounted for 64 percent of the total instrument variance.
Overall, the PVCT-NE is a valid tool to measure perceived value of certification in nurse educators.
本研究旨在检验护士教育工作者认证工具感知价值量表（PVCT-NE）的结构效度。
PVCT-NE的初步测试证明了其内容效度以及内部一致性信度的有力证据。该工具的结构效度证据尚缺。
利用一项关于护士对护士教育工作者认证感知价值的描述性研究的数据，采用探索性因素分析来检验PVCT-NE的因素结构是否与原始PVCT报告的双因素结构一致。
使用主成分分析对数据（n = 221）进行分析以识别因素。该样本中观察到的双因素解决方案和单个项目负荷与原始PVCT的内在和外在价值子量表一致，并占工具总方差的64%。
总体而言，PVCT-NE是测量护士教育工作者认证感知价值的有效工具。
