A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Testing an Instrument for Assessing Nursing Intensity in Perioperative Settings: Construct Validity
Authors: Rauta S, Salanterä S, Vahlberg T, Junttila K
Publication year: 2017
Journal: International Journal of Nursing Practice
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
First page : 233
Last page: 240
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 2047-3087
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12117
Purpose
To test the construct validity of an instrument to assess nursing intensity in perioperative settings.
Methods
A survey based on 24 core elements of perioperative nursing was used. A total of 652 assessments were performed on 308 patients. Principal component analysis was used.
Findings
A model with four principal components was suggested.
Conclusions
Patients' care needs appear to vary as they progress along the perioperative continuum. Thus, a given instrument's content differs from the intraoperative to postoperative phases.
