Abstract

• Purpose
  The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a scale for measuring reliability and validity in the field of oriental nursing education.
• Method
  A questionnaire was administered to 495 university nursing students using a convenience sampling method. The period of time for collecting data was from September 2003 to January 2004.
• Result
  The derived outcome tool consisted of 6 factors and 22 inquires on the basis of a conceptual frame of three domains (knowledge, attitude, and skill), As a result of the item analysis, 22 items were selected and the internal consistency alpha coefficient was .767. The value of Cronbach' Alpha of knowledge(factor 1) was .885, attitude(factor2)was .756, and skill (factor 3) was .610. The three factors accounted for 65.110% of the variance in the total scale. Addressing the explanatory variance of each domain Cognitive domain was 22.477%, affective domain was 20.543%, and psychomotor domain was 17.090%.
• Conclusion
  Further studies need to be done to verify educational evaluation and apply our outcomes to oriental nursing education.
• Keywords: Oriental nursing; Education; Scale

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