Background The competency-based approach to the assessment of nursing practice has been adopted as a key policy in the developed world. The continual self-assessment of competence gives nurses the opportunity to reflect on their competencies and has a significant impact on the quality of nursing practice and patient safety. The study was designed to describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation and to assess the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of a short form of the Nurse Professional Competence scale (NPC-SF) and to evaluate the efficacy of this instrument in a sample of registered nurses. Methods A cross-sectional and validation study was conducted in 425 registered nurses to test the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of a short form of the scale and to evaluate nurses’ professional competence. A multilevel approach was used: Translation, back-translation, language validity, face and content validity, construct validity, and reliability of the Slovenian version of the scale were analysed respectively. Participants completed an online survey, with the data being collected between April and July 2020. Results Factor analysis showed that the Slovenian version of the scale could be used in four dimensions explained with 65 % of the variance. Cronbach’s α was 0.972. The four-factor model fit the data (RMSEA = 0.083, CFI = 0.731). Self-reported competence was high and rated higher by nurses employed at the tertiary level of healthcare, followed by nurses employed at the secondary and primary, and from social care institutions. Nurses with more years of experience assessed their competence higher. Conclusions The NPC-SF helps understand and identify nurses’ self-reported core competencies in clinical settings, thereby providing an important predictor of the professional development of nursing. The Slovenian version of the scale demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties and may be used in research and clinical practice to evaluate nurses’ professional competence.

Sažetak: Hrvatska obrazovna politika inkluzivna je i usmjerena na promicanje inkluzivnih vrijednosti u zajednici. Učiteljska uvjerenja i stavovi prema inkluzivnom obrazovanju ključni su za uspješno obrazovanje učenika s teškoćama u redovnim razredima. U radu se polazi od hipoteze da učitelji smatraju da inkluzivno obrazovanje podjednako doprinosi razvoju učenika s teškoćama i njihovih tipičnih vršnjaka te da se učitelji međusobno razlikuju u odnosu na neka socio-demografska obilježja. U istraživanju su sudjelovala 274 učitelja iz dvije županije u Republici Hrvatskoj. Korišten je preveden i prilagođen upitnik Učiteljskih uvjerenja o inkluziji učenika s teškoćama (Teachers' Opinions about the Inclusion of Children with Moderate to Severe Special Needs in General Education Settings (Linn i Coelho da Silva, 2014). Značajnom redukcijom varijabli dobivena je skala učiteljskih uvjerenja o vrijednostima inkluzivnog obrazovanja, dobrih metrijskih karakteristika, koja sadrži 2 faktora: (1) Inkluzivno obrazovanje doprinosi razvoju tipičnih učenika i (2) Inkluzivno obrazovanje doprinosi razvoju učenika s teškoćama.Učitelji se slažu da inkluzivno obrazovanje doprinosi razvoju tipičnih učenika, a djelomično se slažu da doprinosi i razvoju učenika s teškoćama. Viša razina slaganja glede tvrdnje da inkluzivno obrazovanje doprinosi razvoju tipičnih učenika prisutna je kod mlađih učitelja s višom razinom obrazovanja, dok učitelji koji su slušali kolegij o inkluzivnom obrazovanju tijekom inicijalnog obrazovanja u većoj mjeri smatraju da inkluzivno obrazovanje doprinosi i razvoju učenika s teškoćama, Upravo uvjerenje da inkluzivno obrazovanje doprinosi razvoju inkluzivnih vrijednosti kod svih učenika te da učenici s teškoćama mogu akademski i socio-emocionalno napredovati u redovnim razredima, snažno određuje spremnost učitelja za korištenje prilagodbi u poučavanju učenika s teškoćama i razvijanje inkluzivnog razrednog ozračja. Uz razvoj kompetencija za poučavanje u inkluzivnoj nastavi, neophodno je i oblikovanje takvih uvjerenja u učitelja koja promoviraju inkluzivne vrijednosti.Ključne riječi: inkluzivno obrazovanje, inkluzivne vrijednosti, učitelji, uvjerenja. Abstract: The education policy in Croatia is inclusive and therefore promotes inclusive values in the community. Teachers' beliefs about and attitudes towards inclusive education play a key role in the successful education of students with disabilities in regular classes. This paper is based on the hypothesis that teachers -especially younger and less-experienced teachers, as well as elementary school teachers -believe that inclusive education contributes equally to the development of students with disabilities and to the development of typical students.. The study included 274 teachers from

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in Croatia in order to use it as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing nurses’ competence. Methodological study. Content and construct validity as well as internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. The six-factor structure of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia was confirmed by CFA. The six-factor model showed a satisfactory fit to the data (RMSEA = 0.085, CFI = 0.84). All factor loadings were significant at p < 0.05. Cronbach’s alpha for each scale ranged from 0.76 to 0.92. The psychometric properties of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia show that the scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool and as such can be used in research to assess the quality of professional competencies of nurses. The Scale consists of 35 items distributed in six competence areas.

Introduction: The role of nurses in healthcare is of great importance for the well-being of patients. Nurses are exposed to daily stress in the workplace due to the lack of staff, irregular working hours, and lack of support from the management. Such conditions greatly affect the emotional and psychological health of nurses. This study aims to explore the factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) on the Croatian sample of nurses.Methods: A cross-sectional study on the sample of 119 nurses, using the MBI scale to assess burn-out in nurses.Results: The reliability of individual subscales expressed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficients showed that all three scales meet the criterion of internal consistency of 0.832. The obtained coefficients of internal consistency are 0.860 for the dimension of emotional exhaustion, 0.809 for the dimension of depersonalization, and 0.791 for the dimension of personal accomplishment.Conclusion: According to this research and comparative research results, we can conclude that MBI 22 can be applied as a valid and reliable burn-out assessment indicator among nursing staff.

Zadovoljstvo poslom kod medicinskih sestara i tehničara koji rade u operacijskim salama i kirurškim odjelima Kliničkog bolničkog centra RijekaJob satisfaction within the nurses and technicians who work in operating and surgical wards in University Hospital Centre Rijeka Marija Spevan 1,2,3 , Sandra Bošković 1,2,3 , Radoslav Kosić 1,2,3 1,2,3 Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Klinika za kirurgiju, Krešimirova 52, 51 000 Rijeka, Hrvatska RESEARCH / ISTRAŽIVANJEORIGINALNI ČLANAK / ORIGINAL ARTICLE SG/NJ 2017;22:129-37 DOI: 10.11608/sgnj.2017.22.027 Sažetak Uvod: Opisuju se čimbenici koji utječu na stupanj zadovoljstvo učinjenih radnih zadataka medicinskih sestara i tehničara koji rade u operacijskim salama i kirurškim odjelima Kliničkog bolničkog centra Rijeka. Cilj: Utvrditi subjektivne i objektivne dimenzije zadovoljstva poslom, kvalitetom međuljudskih odnosa, organizacijom rada i utjecaj na učinkovitost rada medicinskih sestara i tehničara na kirurškim odjelima i operacijskim salama Kliničkog bolničkog centra Rijeka. Ispitanici i metode: Istraživanje je provedeno u Kliničkom bolničkom centru Rijeka na Klinici za kirurgiju. U istraživanje su uključeni medicinske sestre i tehničari koji rade na kirurškim odjelima i operacijskim salama. Od ukupno 225 medicinskih sestara i tehničara koje rade na kirurškim odjelima i operacijskim salama koji su uključeni u istraživanje, anonimne upitnike ispunilo je 126 ispitanika, što čini odaziv od 56 %. U istraživanju je korištena Anketa o zadovoljstvu operacijskih i kirurških sestara na radnom mjestu. Naziv iz izvornika "Anketa o zadovoljstvu zaposlenika KBC-a Rijeka (2014.)". Rezultati: Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da postoji statistički značajan utjecaj duljine radnog staža i percepcije međuljudskih odnosa na stupanj zadovoljstva djelatnika. Nadalje, rezultati pokazuju da su medicinske sestre koje rade u operacijskim salama statistički značajno zadovoljnije od medicinskih sestara na kirurškim odjelima, kao i statistički značajan utjecaj uključivanja medicinskih sestara u edukacije, gdje rezultati pokazuju da su medicinske sestre koje su uključene u edukativne programe statistički značajno zadovoljnije od medicinskih sestara koje nisu uključene u edukativne programe. Zaključak: U zaposlenika kod kojih je stupanj zadovoljstva učinjenim radnim zadatcima veći, verificiran je i veći stupanj spremnosti za napredovanje i trajnu edukaciju te predstavljaju osnovu za određivanje stupnja kvalitete radnog okruženja. Ključne riječi: zadovoljstvo poslom • medicinska sestra/tehničar • motivacija • standard kvalitete Kratki naslov: Zadovoljstvo poslom medicinskih djelatnika zaposlenih u kirurškom specijalnostima AbstractIntroduction: The study shows the factors that influence job satisfaction with nurses and technicians who work in the operating room and surgical departments of University Hospital Centre Rijeka. Aim: To determine the subjective and objective dimensions of job satisfaction, quality of interpersonal relationships, the organization of work and impact on the efficiency of n...