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Chinese Nursing Management ›› 2020, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (11): 1643-1647.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-1756.2020.11.010

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Development and validation of the Core Competence Scale for graduates of Master of Nursing Specialist

GUO Aimin, ZHANG Qianqian, TANG Ling, YU Jie, HOU Jin   

  1. School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100144, China
  • Online:2020-11-15 Published:2020-11-15

Abstract: Objective: To develop a scale to assess the core competence of master prepared nurses and to test the reliability and validity of the scale. Methods: The initial scale was formulated by literature review and Delphi expert consultation. Totally 210 graduates of Master of Nursing Specialists were selected by purposive sampling to examine the reliability and validity of the scale. Results: The scale consisted of 5 dimensions and 48 items. The exploratory factor analysis showed the cumulative contribution rate was 71.208%. The content validity of the scale was 0.986, the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.977, and the split-half reliability was 0.878. Conclusion: The Core Competence Scale has been suggested to be reliable and valid for assessing core competence of graduates of Master of Nursing Specialists.

Key words: Master of Nursing Specialist; graduate; core competence; reliability; validity

CLC Number: 

  • R47