Abstract
Background: Clinical reasoning is a vital competency for healthcare providers. In 2014, a clinical reasoning assessment rubric (CRAR) composed of analysis, heuristics, inference, information processing, logic, cognition and meta-cognition subdomains was developed for osteopathy students. Methods: This study was conducted to verify the validity and reliability of the CRAR in nursing education. A total of 202 case vignette assessments completed by 68 students were used for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the CRAR was calculated. Results: The content validity indices ranged from 0.57 to 1.0. The EFA resulted in three factors: assessment in nursing, nursing diagnosis and planning, and cognition/meta-cognition in nursing. The CFA supported a 3-factor model. The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the CRAR was 0.94. This study confirmed the content validity, construct validity, and reliability of the CRAR. Therefore, the CRAR is a useful rubric for assessing clinical reasoning in nursing students. Conclusions: The CRAR is a standardized rubric for assessing clinical reasoning in nurses. This scale will be useful for the development of educational programs for improving clinical reasoning in nursing education.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 177 |
| Journal | BMC Nursing |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 Dec |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing (Grant number: 6–2016-0052).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nursing(all)