Measuring Control Over Nursing Practice Among Hospital Staff Nurses

Abstract

An adequate measure of Control Over Nursing Practice (CONP) at the organizational level of the nurse's work unit, was needed. The purpose of this study was to estimate the reliability and validity of a new unit-level version of an existing CONP scale using a descriptive survey design. A convenience sample of 91 staff Registered Nurses from two urban hospitals voluntarily completed two versions (individual-level and unit-level) of the CONP scale, and an index of work satisfaction. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the CONP scale was .6567 (criterion > or - .60), and the internal consistency reliability coefficient was .95. Factor analysis was used to validate the unidimensional structure of the revised scale. The unit-level CONP scale positively impacted on work satisfaction as predicted. Therefore, findings suggest the unit-level CONP scale is a reliable and valid measure of CONP at the organizational level of the nursing unit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252619

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  • Steven E. Walls

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

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  • Air Force
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Science
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys

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