Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Holistic Nursing Competence Scale

Abstract

This methodological study aimed to verify the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Holistic Nursing Competence Scale (HNCS), which comprises five dimensions and 36 items. The English version of the HNCS was forward and backward translated and administered to 251 participants with more than a year of work experience in a general hospital. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 24.0(Chicago, USA), and AMOS program was used for confirmatory factor analysis. Additionally, the “Task Performance Evaluation Instrument for Clinical Nurses” was used for concurrent validity. Reliability assessed using Cronbach’s α was 0.969. Convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity were good. Average variance extracted and construct reliability ranged from 0.845 to 0.932 and 0.980 to 0.987, respectively. The model was suitable with the chi-square value being 1216.563 (df = 584, p < 0.001), and Q value being less than three. Goodness-of-fit index, root mean square residual, and root mean square error of approximation were 0.784, 0.066, and 0.066, respectively. Moreover, comparative fit index, Tucker–Lewis index, and incremental fit index were 0.913, 0.906, and 0.913, respectively. Thus, this study verified the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the HNCS. Our findings suggest that the scale is helpful in measuring and developing the holistic nursing competence of clinical nurses.

Mediating Effect of Humanism on the Relationship between Task Performance Competence and Holistic Nursing Competence for Clinical Nurses

“…The higher the score, the higher the nurses’ holistic nursing competence. Cronbach’s α of the tool was 0.96 in Seo et al’s [ 12 ] study, and that in this study was 0.96.…”

“…Holistic nursing competence was measured using the Holistic Nursing Competence Scale developed by Takase and Teraoka [ 7 ] and translated into Korean by Seo et al [ 12 ]. This tool consists of 36 items measured on a 7-point Likert scale.…”

“…To provide high-quality, patient-centered nursing care, it is essential to enhance nurses’ competence in providing holistic care [ 12 ]. Self-compassion, an essential element of humanism, is closely related to nurses’ task performance competence, and high task performance can help improve their self-awareness [ 13 ].…”

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