Patient Education Competence Scale for Registered Nurses in Taiwan: Scale development and psychometric validation

ConclusionThe construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the Patient Education Competence Scale for Registered Nurses were supported. This scale reflected the characteristics of Taiwan's clinical nursing practice and it may be used to assess current patient education competence practice and the need for continuing education and study. However, additional research is needed to refine this scale and increase the possibility of generalizability.

Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - June 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Li‐Ying Lin, Ruey‐Hsia Wang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research