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. 2024 Jan 24;10(3):e24553.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24553. eCollection 2024 Feb 15.

Clinical learning environment for nursing students in operating rooms: Development of an evaluation scale

Rui Zhang  1 , Yuqi Wu  1 , Li Li  2
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Clinical learning environment for nursing students in operating rooms: Development of an evaluation scale

Rui Zhang et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Aim: To develop a measurement tool to evaluate the clinical learning environment for nursing students in operating rooms.

Background: In this study, a scale for evaluating the clinical learning environment for nursing students in operating rooms was developed and subjected to reliability and validity tests.

Design: A cross-sectional, methodological study.

Methods: Qualitative interviews, the Delphi method, a literature review and pilot testing were employed to develop the scale. A purposive sampling method was used to select September 2021 through May 2022; a total of 227 nursing students with internship experience in operating rooms at several teaching hospitals in North China were selected to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scale.

Results: The 32-item, four-dimensional evaluation scale was developed through two rounds of consultation with 17 experts. The reliability and validity test showed that the overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.984 and 0.96. The split-half reliability for the total scale was 0.937, indicating good reliability.

Conclusion: The proposed scale has high reliability and validity in evaluating the clinical learning environment of nursing students in operating rooms and improving clinical nursing education.

Keywords: Clinical learning environment; Nursing students; Operating rooms; Scale development.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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The framework of the scale development.
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