Highlights
- •The Turkish version of the Developmental Support Competency Scale for Nurses (DSCS-N) is a reliable and valid instrument.
- •The scale can be used to assess NICU nurses' competency of developmental care practices.
- •Using the scale in NICUs in Turkey can contribute to developmental care practices.
Abstract
Purpose
Developmental care is considered an important component of development and health
promotion of premature infants, however, studies regarding assessment of nurses' competency
of developmental care are inadequate. This study is designed to determine the psychometric
properties of the Turkish version of the Developmental Support Competency Scale for
Nurses (DSCS-N).
Design and methods
This methodological study includes 140 nurses working at a tertiary level neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU). Data were collected using the Nurse Introductory Form
and Developmental Support Competency Scale for Nurses. The scale was assessed in terms
of language and content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and time
invariance.
Results
The scale consisted of 19 items and six subscales. In the confirmatory analysis, which
is a validity analysis, it was found that the scale's factor loadings ranged between
0.27 and 0.92, and the ratio of chi-square to degrees of freedom was 1.64. Other fit
indices (CFI = 0.96, NFI = 0.92, NNFI = 0.95) were at desirable levels. Cronbach's
alpha coefficient was found to be 0.90. According to item analysis results, item-total
correlations ranged between 0.26 and 0.66. It was found that nurses' responses to
the scale items at two different times were consistent and did not change over time
(p > 0.05).
Conclusions
DSCS-N is a valid and reliable scale for measuring Turkish nurses' competency of developmental
support.
Practice implications
DSCS-N can be used as a tool contributing to the implementation of developmental care.
The scale can help nurses working in neonatal intensive care units to determine their
competency of developmental care.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 20, 2020
Accepted:
April 25,
2020
Received in revised form:
April 25,
2020
Received:
March 6,
2020
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