Testing an Instrument for Assessing Nursing Intensity in Perioperative Settings: Construct Validity
: Rauta S, Salanterä S, Vahlberg T, Junttila K
: 2017
: International Journal of Nursing Practice
: 28
: 4
: 233
: 240
: 8
: 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.
