Validity and reliability study of the Perception of Being a Nurse Scale

Ela Yılmaz Coşkun; Esra Uğur; Hilal Yıldız Çelik; Ükke Karabacak

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Validity and reliability study of the Perception of Being a Nurse Scale

Yazarlar:

Ela Yılmaz Coşkun | Esra Uğur | Hilal Yıldız Çelik | Ükke Karabacak

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik Esasları

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.201-209

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001356042

pISSN:

1308-0830

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 Aim: Career choice is one of the turning points in every individuals life. This decision, which affects the whole life, is not always easy. Evaluating the perception of what a profession is may be a facilitator at this point. This study was conducted to realize the Turkish validity and reliability of the Perceptions of being a Nurse measurement tool developed by Allen et al. 2023. Method: The metodological study was conducted in a foundation university in Istanbul, in the Spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year, with 252 students studying in the Department of Nursing who met the study acceptance criteria. Data were collected with the Student Recognition Form, Perception of Being a Nurse Scale and Perception of Nursing Profession Scale. In determining the validity of the scale; language equivalence, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency test together with item analysis, criterion validity were analyzed with correlation analysis with similar form scores and independent groups t-test. Cronbachs alpha coefficient was calculated for reliability. Results: As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the model generally provided a good fit with the data χ2df2.56, RMSEA0.07 and CFI0.91 and factor loadings were found between 0.916 and 0.430. However, 2 items with factor loadings below 0.4 were removed from the scale. There was a strong and significant relationship between the total scores and the sub-dimensions of the Perception of Nursing Profession Scale, which was used as a parallel form p0.001. The Cronbachs alpha value of the scale was 0.925 and the sub-dimensions were between 0.735-0.932. Conclusion: It was concluded that the Turkish form of the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to evaluate nursing students perceptions of the profession. It may be recommended to test the scale in different sample groups and in studies examining its relationship with different variables.

 Aim: Career choice is one of the turning points in every individuals life. This decision, which affects the whole life, is not always easy. Evaluating the perception of what a profession is may be a facilitator at this point. This study was conducted to realize the Turkish validity and reliability of the Perceptions of being a Nurse measurement tool developed by Allen et al. 2023. Method: The metodological study was conducted in a foundation university in Istanbul, in the Spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year, with 252 students studying in the Department of Nursing who met the study acceptance criteria. Data were collected with the Student Recognition Form, Perception of Being a Nurse Scale and Perception of Nursing Profession Scale. In determining the validity of the scale; language equivalence, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency test together with item analysis, criterion validity were analyzed with correlation analysis with similar form scores and independent groups t-test. Cronbachs alpha coefficient was calculated for reliability. Results: As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the model generally provided a good fit with the data χ2df2.56, RMSEA0.07 and CFI0.91 and factor loadings were found between 0.916 and 0.430. However, 2 items with factor loadings below 0.4 were removed from the scale. There was a strong and significant relationship between the total scores and the sub-dimensions of the Perception of Nursing Profession Scale, which was used as a parallel form p0.001. The Cronbachs alpha value of the scale was 0.925 and the sub-dimensions were between 0.735-0.932. Conclusion: It was concluded that the Turkish form of the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to evaluate nursing students perceptions of the profession. It may be recommended to test the scale in different sample groups and in studies examining its relationship with different variables.

 Aim: Career choice is one of the turning points in every individuals life. This decision, which affects the whole life, is not always easy. Evaluating the perception of what a profession is may be a facilitator at this point. This study was conducted to realize the Turkish validity and reliability of the Perceptions of being a Nurse measurement tool developed by Allen et al. 2023. Method: The metodological study was conducted in a foundation university in Istanbul, in the Spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year, with 252 students studying in the Department of Nursing who met the study acceptance criteria. Data were collected with the Student Recognition Form, Perception of Being a Nurse Scale and Perception of Nursing Profession Scale. In determining the validity of the scale; language equivalence, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency test together with item analysis, criterion validity were analyzed with correlation analysis with similar form scores and independent groups t-test. Cronbachs alpha coefficient was calculated for reliability. Results: As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the model generally provided a good fit with the data χ2df2.56, RMSEA0.07 and CFI0.91 and factor loadings were found between 0.916 and 0.430. However, 2 items with factor loadings below 0.4 were removed from the scale. There was a strong and significant relationship between the total scores and the sub-dimensions of the Perception of Nursing Profession Scale, which was used as a parallel form p0.001. The Cronbachs alpha value of the scale was 0.925 and the sub-dimensions were between 0.735-0.932. Conclusion: It was concluded that the Turkish form of the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to evaluate nursing students perceptions of the profession. It may be recommended to test the scale in different sample groups and in studies examining its relationship with different variables.

 Amaç: Meslek seçimi her bireyin yaşamında dönüm noktalarından biridir. Tüm yaşamı etkileyen bu karar her zaman kolay alınamamaktadır. Mesleğin ne olduğuna dair algının değerlendirilmesi bu noktada kolaylaştırıcı olabilir. Bu çalışma, Allen ve ark. 2023 tarafından geliştirilen Perceptions of Being a Nurse ölçüm aracının Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirliğini test etmek amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Metodolojik tipteki çalışma, İstanbuldaki bir vakıf üniversitesinde, 2023-2024 Eğitim Öğretim yılı Bahar döneminde, Hemşirelik Bölümünde okuyan ve çalışma kabul kriterlerine uyan 252 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler, Öğrenci Tanıma Formu, Hemşire Olma Algısı Ölçeği ve Hemşirelik Mesleğini Algılama Ölçeği ile toplandı. Ölçeğin geçerliğinin belirlenmesinde; dil eşdeğerliği, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, madde analizi ile birlikte iç tutarlılık testi, ölçüt geçerliği benzer form puanları ile korelasyon analizi ve bağımsız gruplar t-testi ile analiz edildi. Güvenirlik için Cronbach alpha güvenirlik katsayısı hesaplandı. Bulgular: Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda modelin genel olarak veri ile iyi bir uyum sağladığı χ2df2.56, RMSEA0.07 and CFI0.91 ve faktör yüklerinin 0.916 ile 0.430 arasında değiştiği belirlendi. Ancak faktör yükü 0.4 altında kalan 2 madde ölçekten çıkarıldı. Paralel form olarak yararlanılan Hemşirelik Mesleğini Algılama Ölçeği nin alt boyutları ile toplam puanlar arasında güçlü ve anlamlı ilişki olduğu görüldü p0.001. Ölçeğin Cronbachs alpha değerinin 0.925 olduğu ve alt boyutlarında 0.735-0.932 arasında değiştiği belirlendi. Sonuç: Ölçeğin Türkçe formunun hemşirelik öğrencilerinin mesleğe ilişkin algılarını değerlendirmek amacıyla geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olduğu sonucuna ulaşıldı. Ölçeğin farklı örneklem gruplarında ve farklı değişkenlerle ilişkisini inceleyen çalışmalarda test edilmesi önerilmektedir.

Makale detayları

Validity and reliability study of the Perception of Being a Nurse Scale

Yazarlar:

Ela Yılmaz Coşkun | Esra Uğur | Hilal Yıldız Çelik | Ükke Karabacak

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik Esasları

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.201-209

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001356042

pISSN:

1308-0830

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meslek algısı

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ela Yılmaz Coşkun | Esra Uğur | Hilal Yıldız Çelik | Ükke Karabacak

Yayıncı: Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar: Hemşirelik Esasları

Dergi: Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.201-209

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001356042

pISSN: 1308-0830

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ela Yılmaz Coşkun | Esra Uğur | Hilal Yıldız Çelik | Ükke Karabacak

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik Esasları

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.201-209

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001356042

pISSN:

1308-0830