Development of Nursing Workplace Spirituality Instrument: Confirmatory Factor Analysis / 간호행정학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a nursing workplace spirituality instrument. METHODS: Using 44 preliminary items which were developed in a former study, a survey was done with 469 nurses working in 2 city general hospitals. Data were collected from September 19 to October 10, 2014 and were analyzed using statistical packages SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. RESULTS: The finalized Nursing Workplace Spirituality instrument consisted of 32 items and 6 sub factors meaning of nursing, relationship with colleagues, transcendency through nursing service, inner self, interaction between the workplace environments, and harmony between individual and organization. A seven-point Likert scale was employed, and achieving a higher score in a particular factor and sum of all scores indicated high factor and Nursing Workplace Spirituality. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that with this instrument, it is possible to understand nursing organization's workplace spirituality. Therefore this instrument is recommended for use in hospitals.