Construct validity and reliability of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index for Queensland nurses

Parker, Deborah, Tuckett, Anthony G., Eley, Robert and Hegney, Desley G. (2010) Construct validity and reliability of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index for Queensland nurses. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16 4: 352-358.


Author Parker, Deborah
Tuckett, Anthony G.
Eley, Robert
Hegney, Desley G.
Title Construct validity and reliability of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index for Queensland nurses
Journal name International Journal of Nursing Practice  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2010-07-22
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01851.x
Volume number 16
Issue number 4
ISSN 1322-7114; 1440-172X
Start page 352
End page 358
Total pages 7
Place of publication Carlton, VIC, Australia
Publisher Blackwell Science
Collection year 2011
Language eng
Subject C1
920210 Nursing
111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Abstract This article reports on construct validity and reliability of 30 items of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Australia, like other countries, is experiencing a shortage of nurses; a multifactor approach to retention of nurses is required. One significant factor that has received increasing attention in the last decade, particularly in the USA, is the nursing practice environment. The reliability of the 30 items of the PES-NWI was assessed by Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis was performed using principal component analysis. The PES-NWI was completed by nurses working in the aged-care, private and public sectors in Queensland, Australia. A total of 3000 surveys were distributed to a random sample of members of the Queensland Nurses Union. Of these, 1192 surveys were returned, a response rate of 40%. The PES-NWI was shown to be reliable demonstrating internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha of the total scale of 0.948. The 30 items loaded onto five factors explaining 57.7% of the variance. The items across the factors differed slightly from those reported by the original author of the PES-NWI. This study indicates that the PES-NWI has construct validity and reliability in the Australian setting for nurses. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
Keyword Factor analysis
Job satisfaction
Professional practice
Reliability
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code
Institutional Status UQ
Additional Notes Published under Research Papers.

 
Versions
Version Filter Type
Citation counts: TR Web of Science Citation Count  Cited 4 times in Thomson Reuters Web of Science Article | Citations
Scopus Citation Count Cited 5 times in Scopus Article | Citations
Google Scholar Search Google Scholar
Access Statistics: 102 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics
Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2010, 09:03:03 EST by Vicki Percival on behalf of School of Nursing and Midwifery