Clinical Deterioration Leadership Ability Scale: A Psychometric Study

Background and Purpose: Assessing nurses' perceived leadership abilities during clinical deterioration provides a starting point for designing educational interventions to support leadership improvement. The study purpose was to provide psychometric testing of the Clinical Deterioration Leaders...

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Published in:Journal of nursing measurement 2016-01, Vol.24 (2), p.314-322
Main Authors: Hart, Patricia L., Spiva, LeeAnna, Mareno, Nicole
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Administration, Management, and Leadership
Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical Competence
Confidence
Deterioration
Education
Emergency communications systems
Factor analysis
Female
Humans
Information sharing
Leadership
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Nursing
Nursing administration
Nursing Education
Patients
Professional Issues and Trends
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Research methodology
Researchers
Resuscitation - nursing
Resuscitation - psychology
Simulation
Skills
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teams
Teamwork
Test-Retest reliability
Validity
Vital signs
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Summary:Background and Purpose: Assessing nurses' perceived leadership abilities during clinical deterioration provides a starting point for designing educational interventions to support leadership improvement. The study purpose was to provide psychometric testing of the Clinical Deterioration Leadership Ability Scale (CDLAS). Methods: The psychometric properties and factor structure of the CDLAS was examined. Results: Factor analysis determined a 1-factor structure (eigenvalues 5.783). Construct validity was supported by a significant difference between experienced (M = 3.48, SD = .57) and less experienced nurses (M = 3.27, SD = .68; t(146) = −2.00, p = .047). Acceptable levels of internal consistency reliability were found (.93, .95, and .94). Conclusion: The CDLAS has demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability. Further testing is needed in diverse populations and establishment of test-retest reliability.
ISSN:1061-3749
1945-7049
DOI:10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.314