Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):264-272 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.033

Adaptation and psychometric analysis of the Czech version of the Nurse Competence ScaleNursing - Original article

Radana Pěrůžková1, *, Renáta Zeleníková1, Elena Gurková2, Satu Kajander-Unkuri3, Lenka Štureková4, Darja Jarošová1
1 University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2 University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Health Care, Department of Nursing, Prešov, Slovak Republic
3 University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, Turku, Finland
4 Palacký University in Olomouc, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Aim: The aim of the study was a transcultural adaptation, linguistic validation, and testing of psychometric properties of the Czech version of the Nurse Competence Scale (CZNCS).

Methods: Designed as a cross-sectional observational study. The sample comprised 274 students from third-year bachelor's nursing study programmes at Czech universities. To collect the data, a Czech version of the Nurse Competence Scale was used, containing 73 items grouped into seven subscales. The data was collected between 2018 and 2021. The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Content validity was assessed using the Content validity index, while construct validity was tested using Principal Component Analysis. Differences in the assessment of competence were tested using the Mann-Whitney test and Pearson's chi-squared test.

Results: The content validity index average for the Czech version of NCS was 0.95, while the content validity index-universal agreement was 0.75. Cronbach's alpha of the Nurse Competence Scale was 0.981. Factor analysis showed a six-factor solution.

Conclusions: The Czech version of the Nurse Competence Scale showed good levels of content validity and reliability. The Czech version of the NCS may serve as a useful tool for self-assessment of students' competence in the final years of nursing programs.

Keywords: Competence; Nurse Competence Scale; Nursing student; Psychometric properties
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This contribution was supported by Grant SGS: Clinical learning environment and development of competence of nursing students (SGS04/LF/2020-2021).

Conflicts of interest:

The authors have no conflict of interests to declare with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Received: April 22, 2022; Revised: October 21, 2022; Accepted: November 3, 2022; Prepublished online: November 7, 2022; Published: December 19, 2022  Show citation

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Pěrůžková R, Zeleníková R, Gurková E, Kajander-Unkuri S, Štureková L, Jarošová D. Adaptation and psychometric analysis of the Czech version of the Nurse Competence Scale. Kontakt. 2022;24(4):264-272. doi: 10.32725/kont.2022.033.
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