Development of the Self-Evaluation Scale on Research Utilization Competencyfor Clinical Nurses

Abstract

PurposeTo develop and validate a self-evaluation scale on research utilization competency for clinical nurses. Methodsere were four stages in developing the scale a Extracting important performances related to research utilization based on qualitative and inductive research ndings. b Making items for the scale based on the important performances related to research utilization. c Examining the content validity with a panel of experts and a pilot study. d Conducting a survey and performing item analysis, factor analysis for arranging subscales, and testing the reliability and validity of the scale. ResultsSelf-Evaluation Scale on Research Utilization Competency for Clinical Nurses SRUC , which had 6 subscales and 35 items with a 5-point Likert scale, were constructed through the four stages. In all, the data of 548 nurses, who worked at hospitals all over Japan, were collected and analyzed. e results supported that the scale has high internal consistency and stability, and construct validity. Conclusione SRUC has good reliability and validity, and nurses can use the scale for self-evaluating research utilization competency.