Development and psychometric testing of the nursing faculty competencies self-assessment scale

Background: Alongside the promotion of faculty development, further clarification on the vital faculty competencies is critical. Objectives: To develop and test the psychometric properties of the Nursing Faculty Competencies Self-Assessment Scale. Design: A cross-sectional study. Participants: 1299 faculty members of 68 nursing universities throughout Japan. A total of 333 returned completed questionnaires, of which 326 provided valid data for analysis. Methods: To investigate the reliability and validity of the Nursing Faculty Competencies Self-Assessment Scale, a questionnaire containing this scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and questions regarding personal background was mailed to the participants. Using their responses, the reliability of the scale was analyzed in terms of internal consistency and stability. Further, scale validity was used to examine construct validity and perform criterion related validity tests. Results: After item analysis, exploratory factor analysis returned 82 items loaded onto 11 factors. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for each factor ranged from 0.86 to 0.98. Meanwhile, correlation coefficients based on the test-retest method ranged from 0.57 to 0.80. Correlation coefficients between the Nursing Faculty Competencies Self Assessment Scale scores and the General Self-Efficacy Scale ranged from 0.25 to 0.42. Conclusions: The Nursing Faculty Competencies Self-Assessment Scale comprises 82 items and 11 subscales. The scale has adequate internal consistency and stability, and construct validity. However, additional investigation of criterion-related validity is essential for improving the scale's validity.

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The study aimed to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Nursing Faculty Competencies Self-Assessment Scale. It was found that the scale demonstrated good reliability and validity, but further investigation of criterion-related validity is needed to improve the scale's validity.