The nurse teacher in clinical practice: developing the new sub-dimension to the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision (CLES) Scale.
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.
Saarikoski
Mikko
M
Turku University of Applied Sciences, 20701 Turku, Finland. mikko.saarikoski@turkuamk.fi
Isoaho
Hannu
H
Warne
Tony
T
Leino-Kilpi
Helena
H
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*