The Role of the CNS in Research: Understanding Instrument and Scale Development and Testing
Topic of Interest
CNS as Researcher
Abstract
The clinical nurse specialist is in a unique position to identify nursing and patient care issues that will lead to improved practice and enhanced patient outcomes. However, they are often stopped from fully investigating these issues because they lack the information necessary to evaluate and/or create valid and rigorous instruments and scales needed to capture the research data their studies require. Few, if any graduate nursing programs provide sufficient coursework related to instrument and scale development and testing. Understanding how to evaluate existing instruments and scales and learning how to develop new instruments and scales that better meet the needs of nursing researchers is an important role for the clinical nurse specialist. This short course will provide hands-on experiences in instrument and scale development. In addition, at the end of the presentation all attendees will receive a link to a toolbox specific to this topic created and maintained by this presenter.