The Turkish version of nursing practice readiness scale: Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation

AimThis study aims to adapt the "Nursing Practice Readiness Scale" to Turkish culture, and evaluate its psychometric properties.BackgroundNew graduates' nursing practice readiness can impact their work adaptation and performance.DesignThe research employed a methodological design.MethodsData were collected between May and July 2022. The sample consisted of 436 newly graduated nurses. Content validity, construct validity and criterion validity were evaluated. Reliability was examined with adjusted item-total correlation, Cronbach's a coefficient, composite-reliability and split-half reliability.ResultsThe Turkish version of Nursing Practice Readiness Scale was found to have good content and criterion validity. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the original five-factor structure of the scale was also confirmed for the Turkish version. The scale's overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was determined to be 0.96, with subscale coefficients ranging from 0.73 to 0.94. The composite reliability values of the subscales were found between 0.75 and 0.94. In split-half reliability, the correlation coefficient between half was 0.952, with a Spearman-Brown Coefficient (Unequal Length) of 0.976.ResultsThe Turkish version of Nursing Practice Readiness Scale was found to have good content and criterion validity. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the original five-factor structure of the scale was also confirmed for the Turkish version. The scale's overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was determined to be 0.96, with subscale coefficients ranging from 0.73 to 0.94. The composite reliability values of the subscales were found between 0.75 and 0.94. In split-half reliability, the correlation coefficient between half was 0.952, with a Spearman-Brown Coefficient (Unequal Length) of 0.976.ConclusionsThe Turkish version of Nursing Practice Readiness Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool for evaluating the nursing practice readiness of newly graduated nurses. What is already known about this topic? The nursing practice readiness of newly graduated nurses may impact their work adaptation and performance. Work adaptation is an important predictor of intention to leave the profession and productivity.What this paper adds? This study adapted the Nursing Practice Readiness Scale to Turkish culture, and evaluated its psychometric properties. The Turkish version of Nursing Practice Readiness Scale was shown to be a valid and reliable tool that can be used to evaluate newly graduated nurses' nursing practice readiness.The implications of this paper Nurse educators will be able to assess the readiness of graduating students for nursing practice by using the scale. Nurse managers will be able to evaluate the readiness of new graduate nurses for nursing practice using the scale. Nurse managers and educators will be able to identify areas that need to be prioritized to increase the readiness of newly graduated nurses for nursing practice by using the scale.