Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Four transition-to-practice programs for new RN graduates who had not yet found employment in nursing were based on the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies of knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs). To support consistent evaluation of participants by preceptors, a 35-item tool was developed that used a 4-point scale to assess selected behaviors. This article describes the initial reliability and validity testing of the tool, which had good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.92 for preceptor evaluation of participants and 0.82 when used as a self-evaluation tool. Six content experts evaluated the tool's face validity; it successfully discriminated between junior-level baccalaureate nursing students and nursing faculty. Although the tool does not exhaustively reflect the QSEN KSAs, it provides a way to assess competencies among new nurse graduates.
DOI
10.3928/00220124-20150619-01
Recommended Citation
Prion, Susan K.; Berman, A; Karshmer, Arthur; Van, P; Wallace, J; and West, N, "Reliability and Validity of a Tool Measuring Preceptor Evaluations of Competencies among New RN Graduates in a Transition-To-Practice Program" (2015). Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications. 82.
https://repository.usfca.edu/nursing_fac/82
Comments
This is a post-print version of an article published by Slack
Citation for publisher version: Prion S., Berman A., Karshmer J., Van P., Wallace J., West N.(2015). Preceptor and Self-Evaluation Competencies Among New RN Graduates. J Contin Educ Nurs. 46(7) 303-308. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20150619-01