he Turkish version of nursing practice readiness scale: Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation

Keskin, Ayşe Yıldız

Abstract | Aim: This study aims to adapt the “Nursing Practice Readiness Scale” to Turkish culture, and evaluate its psychometric properties. Background: New graduates' nursing practice readiness can impact their work adaptation and performance. Design: The research employed a methodological design. Methods: Data were collected between May and July 2022. The sample consisted of 436 newly graduated nurses. Content validity, construct validity and criterion validity were evaluated. Reliability was examined with adjusted item-total correlation, Cronbach's a coefficient, composite-reliability and split-half reliability. Results: The Turkish version of Nursing Practice Readiness Scale was found to have good content and criterion validity. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the origina...