Development and psychometric testing of the clinical learning environment, supervision and nurse teacher evaluation scale (CLES+T): The Spanish version

The Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale is a reliable and valid instrument to evaluate the quality of the clinical learning process in international nursing education contexts. This paper reports the development and psychometric testing of the Spanish version of the Cl...

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Published in:International journal of nursing studies 2015-01, Vol.52 (1), p.361-367
Main Authors: Vizcaya-Moreno, M. Flores, Pérez-Cañaveras, Rosa M., De Juan, Joaquín, Saarikoski, Mikko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational evaluation
Faculty, Nursing - standards
Humans
Instrument construction
Learning
Learning environment
Nursing
Nursing education
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Spain
Statistical analysis
Student placement
Teacher evaluations
Undergraduate students
Validation studies
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Summary:The Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale is a reliable and valid instrument to evaluate the quality of the clinical learning process in international nursing education contexts. This paper reports the development and psychometric testing of the Spanish version of the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale. Cross-sectional validation study of the scale. 10 public and private hospitals in the Alicante area, and the Faculty of Health Sciences (University of Alicante, Spain). 370 student nurses on clinical placement (January 2011–March 2012). The Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale was translated using the modified direct translation method. Statistical analyses were performed using PASW Statistics 18 and AMOS 18.0.0 software. A multivariate analysis was conducted in order to assess construct validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to evaluate instrument reliability. An exploratory factorial analysis identified the five dimensions from the original version, and explained 66.4% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the factor structure of the Spanish version of the instrument. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the scale was .95, ranging from .80 to .97 for the subscales. This version of the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale instrument showed acceptable psychometric properties for use as an assessment scale in Spanish-speaking countries.
ISSN:0020-7489
1873-491X
DOI:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.08.008