Validity and Reliability of Rehabilitation Nursing Competency Measurement Tools by Clinical Career Stage / 재활간호학회지

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#This is a methodological study investigating the validity and reliability of the rehabilitation nursing competency measurement tools by clinical career stage for rehabilitation nurses. @*Methods@#Data were collected from 475 rehabilitation nurses at 13 rehabilitation hospitals across South Korea. Questionnaires were organized based on the ARN (Association of Rehabilitation Nurses) competency model for professional rehabilitation nursing. We verified content validity, construct validity (using factor analysis), convergent validity (using correlation with clinical performance ability), and reliability. @*Results@#The CVI (Content Validity Index) of the measurement tools were all above CVI=.75 except for one item for beginner. After analyzing the measurement tools, there were 7 factors for beginner, 6 factors for intermediate, and 4 factors for advanced. Clinical performance ability and rehabilitation nursing competencies indicated a positive correlation for every clinical career stage. The Cronbach's ⍺ of the tool by clinical career stage were found to be .97, .98, and .99 for beginner, intermediate, and advanced stages respectively. @*Conclusion@#This study verified validity and reliability of the measurement tools for rehabilitation nursing competency and provided an opportunity to present the competency for rehabilitation nursing according to clinical career stage.