Validation of a tool on nursing image improving

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Vega Argote MG, Montañez Frausto MA, Reynaga Ornelas L, García Falconi SC, Compeán Ortíz LG, Aguilera Elizarraraz NL. Validación de un instrumento sobre la mejora de la imagen de enfermería. Rev. iberoam. Educ. investi. Enferm. 2014; 4(2):12-8.

Authors

1María Gloria Vega Argote, 1María Aurora Montañez Frausto, 2Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, 3Sulima del Carmen Garcia Falconi, 4Lidia Guadalupe Compeán Ortíz, 5Norma Lilia Aguilera Elizarraraz

Position

1Estudiantes de Doctorado en Ciencias de Enfermería. División Ciencias de la Salud e Ingenierías, Campus Celaya-Salvatierra. Universidad de Guanajuato (UG). Profesoras del Departamento de Enfermería, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca (México).2Profesora asociada. Departamento de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Campus León. UG (México).3Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales. Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (México).4Facultad de Enfermería de Tamaulipas. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (México).5Profesora de tiempo completo. Departamento de Enfermería, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca. UG (México).

Contact email: gloria-vega-argote@hotmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: the future of nursing profession will depend on the vision of its desired profile.
Purpose: to validate the tool “Contribution to a desired nursing profile to define the target image for nurses in the next decade”.
Materials and methods: one hundred and thirty-nine subjects were enrolled. KMO and Barlett tests, and a factor analysis were used for tool validation. Highest likelihood was used for factors interpretation, using Varimax method. Applicability, validation, precision, and consistency were assessed for each question included in the 48-item questionnaire.
Results: the tool showed a good internal consistency (Cronbach α 0.95). Domains are identified and interpreted, when showing a factor estimate level, and total variance explained by factors is reported. No factor was removed.
Conclusion: the present tool is valid and reliable as a measure to assess trends for nursing image improvement in next decade.

Keywords:

Validation tools; nursing image

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Validación de un instrumento sobre la mejora De la imagen de enfermería

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