title: The nurse teacher in clinical practice: developing the new sub-dimension to the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision (CLES) Scale.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Building on previous work undertaken in developing the clinical learning environment and supervision (CLES) scale this report outlines the development of a new sub-dimension to the CLES scale.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to develop an additional sub-scale to the CLES scale for measuring the quality of nurse teacher's co-operation with the crucial actors in the clinical practice of student nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The original CLES scale and the subsequent CLES+T scale have been validated in two different empirical studies (N=416 and 549). Construct validity of the instrument was assessed with explorative factor analysis (EFA) and principal components analysis (PCA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The structure of the CLES+T scales factor model followed theoretical presumptions and the factors' eigenvalues and explanation percentages (64%) were sufficient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A validated evaluation tool-the CLES+T scale-can be used as a part of the total quality assessment of nurse education perceived by student nurses in Finland.
authors.affiliation: Turku University of Applied Sciences, 20701 Turku, Finland. mikko.saarikoski@turkuamk.fi
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saarikoski
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isoaho
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Warne
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leino-Kilpi
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D005387:Finland; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*