title: The confidence scale: development and psychometric characteristics.
abstract: Developing confidence is an important component of clinical nursing practice, yet nurse educators do not have a valid and reliable instrument to measure confidence for tracking the development of this phenomenon or studying the factors that influence the level of confidence. The author discusses the C-Scale as a valid and reliable instrument to measure confidence.
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: Grundy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*