AIM: Testing the validity and reliability of the Scale for the Environments Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice (SEE-Nursing Practice). BACKGROUND: The environment of professional nursing practice is key to achieve better results for clients, nurses and institutions. Therefore, instruments enabling the assessment of all its attributes are required. METHOD: Cross-sectional methodological study. The SEE-Nursing Practice, based on a previous qualitative study and literature review, was applied as a questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to assess construct validity. RESULTS: A total of 752 nurses participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis of the SEE-Nursing Practice led to a factor solution with 93 items and three subscales. The Structure, Process and Outcome subscales, respectively, have 43, 37 and 13 items, loaded in 6 factors, 6 factors and 2 factors and explaining 62.6%, 59.2% and 67.4% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha of the overall scale and of the 3 subscales was greater than 0.90. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit. CONCLUSION: SEE-Nursing Practice is a good valid and reliable instrument. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The SEE-Nursing Practice enables assessing practice environments and is a tool for nursing managers in the definition of strategies ensuring favourable environments for nursing care quality.
AIM: Testing the validity and reliability of the Scale for the Environments Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice (SEE-Nursing Practice). BACKGROUND: The environment of professional nursing practice is key to achieve better results for clients, nurses and institutions. Therefore, instruments enabling the assessment of all its attributes are required. METHOD: Cross-sectional methodological study. The SEE-Nursing Practice, based on a previous qualitative study and literature review, was applied as a questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to assess construct validity. RESULTS: A total of 752 nurses participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis of the SEE-Nursing Practice led to a factor solution with 93 items and three subscales. The Structure, Process and Outcome subscales, respectively, have 43, 37 and 13 items, loaded in 6 factors, 6 factors and 2 factors and explaining 62.6%, 59.2% and 67.4% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha of the overall scale and of the 3 subscales was greater than 0.90. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit. CONCLUSION: SEE-Nursing Practice is a good valid and reliable instrument. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The SEE-Nursing Practice enables assessing practice environments and is a tool for nursing managers in the definition of strategies ensuring favourable environments for nursing care quality.
Authors: Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro; Letícia de Lima Trindade; Cintia Silva Fassarella; Soraia Cristina de Abreu Pereira; Paulo João Figueiredo Cabral Teles; Carla Gomes da Rocha; Paula Cristina da Silva Leite; João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva; Clemente Neves Sousa Journal: J Nurs Manag Date: 2022-04-25 Impact factor: 4.680
Authors: Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro; Letícia de Lima Trindade; Clemente Neves de Sousa; Paulo João Figueiredo Cabral Teles; Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira Cardoso; Carla Gomes da Rocha; Sónia Cristina Costa Barros; João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva Journal: Porto Biomed J Date: 2022-02-08
Authors: Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro; Letícia de Lima Trindade; André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo; Carla Gomes da Rocha; Clemente Neves Sousa; Paulo João Figueiredo Cabral Teles; Ana Catarina Rodrigues da Silva Reis; Alessandro Rodrigues Perondi; Karen Cristina Kades Andrigue; Soraia Cristina de Abreu Pereira; Paula Cristina da Silva Leite; João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Date: 2022-02-09