Process of elaboration and validation of Likert questionary: “Utility and application of nursing diagnosis in clinical practice”

Authors

  • Antonio García Prieto Enfermero. Profesor Asociado CC de la Salud de la UCM. Centro de Salud Las Águilas (Madrid)
  • María Isabel Jiménez Gómez Enfermera Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología. Hospital Infanta Cristina (Madrid)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60108/ce.144

Keywords:

nursing diagnosis; surveys and questionnaires; likert; validation studies; clinical decision-making

Abstract

Introduction. The diagnostics of nursing constitute an essential tool for professional practice. For that, it requires an ample knowledge on the part of nursing professionals, as much in its concept, usefulness, applicability and practice in the use of diagnostics.
Objective. To develop a valid questionnaire about the extent of knowledge and application of diagnostics of nursing between professional nurses who work in the Las Águilas health centre in Madrid.
Methodology. A questionnaire was designed (i.e. Likert) composed of 15 questions of multiple responses. It was delivered to all the individuals taking part in the questionnaire (N=18), obtaining a total of 15 questionnaires that were filled in correctly and 3 that were lost.
Results. 14 valid questionnaires were analysed. The index of correlation was produced by Pearson for the elimination of 8 items with values ≤0.3. The remaining questionnaires were submitted to an analysis of reliability through the α of Cronbach, obtaining a value of 0.89 that indicated an higher reliability to conforms to the definitive questionnaire.
Conclusions. From the initial questionnaire with 15 questions and after the correlating analyses and internal consistency, one has developed a final questionnaire of 7 questions capable of assuring us that a correct measurement about the extent of knowledge and application of the diagnostics of nursing.

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2021-02-05

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Process of elaboration and validation of Likert questionary: “Utility and application of nursing diagnosis in clinical practice”. (2021). Conocimiento Enfermero, 4(11), 10-21. https://doi.org/10.60108/ce.144