Liu Yiqing, Zhang Yin, Qian Minjie, et al. Research on the construction and application of a communication skills assessment scale for newly employed nurses[J]. Chinese journal of medical education research, 2025, 24(7): 878-884.
Liu Yiqing, Zhang Yin, Qian Minjie, et al. Research on the construction and application of a communication skills assessment scale for newly employed nurses[J]. Chinese journal of medical education research, 2025, 24(7): 878-884. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20250124-02085.
Research on the construction and application of a communication skills assessment scale for newly employed nurses
To construct a communication skills assessment scale for newly employed nurses
verify the reliability and validity of the scale in a simulated setting
and develop and construct an effective and structured assessment tool for the communication skills of newly employed nurses.
Methods
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The Chinese version of the Liverpool Communication Skills Assessment Scale was modified and two rounds of expert consultation were conducted to construct the communication skills assessment scale for newly employed nurses. A total of 194 newly employed nurses at a tertiary hospital between 2024 and 2025 were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using a teacher-based evaluation method during simulated communication scenarios. The performance of the nurses was scored
and the reliability and validity of the scale were analyzed.
Results
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The final version of the scale consisted of 4 dimensions and 11 items
and can be used in both workplace-based and simulation-based evaluations. The expert authority coefficients of both rounds were greater than 0.70. The Kendall's
W
coordination coefficients for the two rounds of consultation were 0.278 and 0.309 for workplace-based evaluations and 0.256 and 0.295 for simulation-based evaluations. The coefficients of variation for the 11 items in both application scenarios were
<
0.250. The total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.805 and the total split-half reliability coefficient was 0.814. In the two application scenarios
the item-level content validity index ranged from 0.769 to 1.000 (all
>
0.750). The scale-level content validity index was 0.916 and 0.909 (
>
0.900)
respectively
in the workplace-based and simulation-based evaluations. The exploratory factor analysis extracted a total of four common factors
with a cumulative variance
contribution of 69.09%
and all item loadings on their corresponding factors exceeded 0.500.
Conclusions
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The communication skills assessment scale for newly employed nurses has moderate and validated content and number of items. The scale demonstrates high reliability and validity in simulation-based evaluations
and can be used as an effective tool for assessing the communication skills of newly employed nurses.
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