37. Confirmatory factor analysis of competency inventory for registered nurse (62)

Ming Liu, School of Health Science, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, China
Co authors: Lei Yin & Bernice Lam
karryliu@ipm.edu.mo

Abstract:

Background:

The Competency Inventory for Registered Nurse (CIRN) was developed by Liu and colleagues in the P.R. China (Liu., Kunaiktikul., Senaratana., Tonmukayakul., & Eriksen 2005). It consists of eight dimensions with 58 items. In order to exam whether CIRN can be applied in the Macao nursing context and to further validate its psychometric properties, this study was conducted.

Objective: To confirm the construct validity of Competency Inventory for Registered Nurse (CIRN).

Methods:

A quantitative descriptive design and stratum random sampling method were used to recruit 533 registered nurses in the two hospitals and seven health centers in Macao SAR . The confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test the construct validity of CIRN.

Results:

Single factor analysis results indicated that all factor loadings to its items were 0.21~0.84 (p < 0.05) with 4 factor loadings less than 0.30. The multiple factor analysis results showed ƒÓ2/df =2.21, GFI=0.933¡AAGFI =0.942, and RMSEA = 0.091, which all demonstrated that seven dimensions and their items of CIRN were all consistent and fitted with its theoretical structure.

Discussion:

All factors¡¦ intercorrelations for the dimensions were significant (p<.001). However, the contributions of the dimensions to the total competence inventory varied, and there are four items with loading value less than 0.30. These results indicate there is necessary to modify some items. Conclusion CIRN was proved to have good psychometric characteristics and can be applied in both Mainland China and Macao SAR.

Biography:

Mrs. Ming Liu (karry Liu), PhD, Associate professor in the School of Health Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute. Received Master Degree and PhD in Nursing from the Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand 1999 and 2006, respectively. Totally 15 publications in the international and domestic academic journals within recent 8 years. Received 5 research grands from Helpage Internatonal, P.R.China and Macao SAR, respectively.