Cultural adaptation of the clinical competence questionnaire of a methodological and quantitative nature
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nursing students; clinical skills questionnaire; clinical teachingAbstract
Introduction: The assessment of nursing students' clinical competences is an essential component in ensuring the quality of professional training and, consequently, the safety and effectiveness of the care provided to clients.
Objective: To culturally adapt the Clinical Competence Questionnaire (CCQ) for nursing students in Portugal, ensuring its validity and reliability.
Methods: This study followed a methodological design of translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Clinical Competence Questionnaire (CCQ) for the population of nursing students in Portugal. The study was carried out in several phases, following the cross-cultural adaptation guidelines proposed by Beaton et al. (2000) and Sousa e Rojjanasrirat (2011). The study was conducted in six phases: translation into European Portuguese; Comparison and synthesis I; Back-translation; Comparison and synthesis II; and Pilot study of the Portuguese version and Psychometric analysis.
Results: The adapted version maintains the conceptual structure of the instrument (CCQ), while being appropriate for the sociocultural reality of nursing students in Portugal. The values suggest that the CCQ items are suitable for assessing students with different levels of clinical competence.
Conclusion: The Clinical Competences Questionnaire proved to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing nursing students' clinical competences.
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