Psychometric Testing of a Tool Assessing Nurse Practitioner Clinical Educator Competence

A convenience sample of 137 nurse practitioner (NP) clinical educators completed the Academic Clinical Nurse Educator Skill Acquisition Tool (ACNESAT). NP clinical educators reported extreme confidence (M  = 173.57, SD = 4.34) with 40 clinical educator activities, the most confidence with Demonstrates Clinical Expertise (M = 4.56, SD = .554), and the least confidence with Applies Theory to Clinical Practice during Clinical Nursing Education Experiences (M = 4.07, SD = .846). The 40-item tool de monstrated high internal consistency reliability (α = .972).
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: By Faculty For Faculty Source Type: research