J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2022 Nov;28(4):345-356. 10.5977/jkasne.2022.28.4.345.

Development of Core Competency Scale for clinical nursing student educators

• Park HS
• Choi EH
• Kim GD
• Kim YH
• Jeon MY
• Hwang H

• KMID: 2536546
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2022.28.4.345

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to develop a Core Competency Scale for clinical nursing student educators.
Methods
In this study, we constructed a conceptual framework, selected initial items, verified the content validity, conducted two rounds of Delphi expert consultation, selected secondary and tertiary items, and extracted the final items. The study included 242 clinical educators for nursing students. Item analysis, factor analysis, criterion validity, and internal consistency were used for the data analyses.
Results
For the final scale, 35 items were selected and 5 factors were categorized, which together explain 61.7% of the total variance. The factors were education and evaluation, research and cooperation, ethical/legal principles, presenting leadership, and clinical practice. The scores for the scale significantly correlated with the teaching efficacy scale for clinical nursing instructors. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the 35 items was .96.
Conclusion
The findings of this study demonstrated that the core competency scale has good validity and reliability. This scale can be used to assess the competency of clinical educators for nursing students; hence, it will help in evaluating the relationship between the skills of clinical educators for nursing students and the self-efficacy of those students.

Keyword

Nursing; Clinical competence; Nursing faculty; Nursing education; 간호; 역량; 교육자; 간호교육