Including the provider in the assessment of quality care: development and testing of the Nurses' Assessment of Quality Scale - acute care version

J Nurs Care Qual. 2007 Oct-Dec;22(4):328-36. doi: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000290414.42640.c0.

Abstract

This study was designed to develop a psychometrically sound measure of nurses' evaluation of patient care delivered. The Nurses' Assessment of Quality Scale-Acute Care Version (NAQS-ACV), derived from the qualitative interviews of acute care nurses, was initially 138 items formatted as a Likert-type scale and administered to 1272 nurses from 7 acute care hospitals. After analysis, the scale was reduced to 77 items contained in 8 factors. Reliability estimates for the factors ranged from 74 to 94.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease / nursing*
  • Adult
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Attitude of Health Personnel*
  • Clinical Competence / standards
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nurse's Role / psychology
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Nursing Audit
  • Nursing Care* / standards
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / education
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / psychology*
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Psychometrics
  • Qualitative Research
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care
  • Quality of Health Care* / standards
  • Self Efficacy
  • Southeastern United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*