Construct validity and reliability of the practice environment scale of the nursing work index for Queensland nurses
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Article Title | Construct validity and reliability of the practice environment scale of the nursing work index for Queensland nurses |
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ERA Journal ID | 14087 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Parker, Deborah (Author), Tuckett, Anthony (Author), Eley, Robert (Author) and Hegney, Desley (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Nursing Practice |
Journal Citation | 16 (4), pp. 352-358 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 1322-7114 |
1440-172X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01851.x |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1322-7114&site=1 |
Abstract | This article reports on construct validity and reliability of 30 items of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Australia, like other countries, is experiencing a shortage of nurses; a multifactor approach to retention of nurses is required. One significant factor that has received increasing attention in the last decade, particularly in the USA, is the nursing practice environment. The reliability of the 30 items of the PES-NWI was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha and factor analysis was performed using principal component analysis. The PES-NWI was completed by nurses working |
Keywords | factor analysis; job satisfaction; professional practice; reliability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
350503. Human resources management | |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health | |
National University of Singapore |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zzxq/construct-validity-and-reliability-of-the-practice-environment-scale-of-the-nursing-work-index-for-queensland-nurses
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