Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot an instrument to assess group synergy among nursing students.
Background/Significance:. Little is known on how to evaluate acquisition of 'soft skills' in nursing, including development of synergy.
Methods: Nursing faculty were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling to serve on an expert panel. Using DeVellis' (2003) framework, three rounds of data were collected using semi-structured online surveys. The resulting scale of 34 items was piloted with undergraduate nursing students taking part in simulation scenarios.
Results: Item-CVI ranged from 0.8 to 1 for each scale item. Scale-Content Value Index Average was 0.93, whereas the Scale-Content Value Index Universal Agreement was 0.62. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors.
Conclusion: This study suggests synergy is multifactorial and can be assessed by faculty. However, further testing of the scale is needed.
Sigma Membership
Zeta Theta at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Northwest State Community College, Archbold, Ohio, USA
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Nursing Education, Instrument Development, Research, New Graduate Nurses
Recommended Citation
Keister, Kathy J.; Farra, Sharon L.; Smith, Sherrill J.; and Bottomley, Michael, "Development of a scale to measure synergy" (2019). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 47.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/47
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Review Type
None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2019-02-22
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
Kathy J. Keister was the recipient of the 2016/2017 Sigma/Assessment Technologies Institute Educational Assessment Nursing Research Grant.