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Development of a Competency Measurement Instrument for Junior Nursing Officers

  • 군진간호연구
  • Abbr : Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research
  • 2010, 28(1), pp.22~32
  • Publisher : Military Health Policy Research Center
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science > General Nursing > Nursing Education

Myoungran Yoo 1 Park, Im Hee 1 Choi, Yun-Jung 1

1국군간호사관학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Purpose : This study was done to develop an instrument to measure competency of Junior Nursing Officers (JNOs). Method : Seventy-one items drawn from previous research, literature review and interviews with nursing officers were scored for content validity by 8 experts and the number of items was reduced to 56. Reliability and validity were tested using data from 236 JNOs. Data analyses were done using SPSS 12.0. Results : Item analysis showed correlation coefficients for all items of 0.3 or above. Construct validity was tested using principal component analysis with a Varimax rotation. Seven factors were extracted : Nursing Leadership, Personal Development, Task Performance, Competitiveness,Professional Practice in Military Nursing, Organizational Commitment, and Military Knowledge. These factors accounted for 63% of the variation. The instrument showed high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.95). Conclusion : The final instrument of 28 items is scored on a 7-point Likert scale and will be useful in future competency development for JNOs.

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