title: Educational interventions in end-of-life care: part II: psychometric development of an instrument to measure nursing comfort after an educational intervention in end-of-life care: the "Comfort Level Caring for Dying Infants" (CLCDI).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the psychometric development of an instrument that was used to measure nurses' comfort level with care of the dying before and after an educational intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  112 registered nurses working in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were included.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a quantitative method, the validity and reliability of the instrument, "Comfort level in Caring for Dying Infants" (CLCDI), was assessed for content validity and internal consistency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The instrument was found to be reliable, but the content validity was questionable, and merits further testing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the results of the current study, the authors plan further refinements to the instrument.
authors.affiliation: The George Mason School of Nursing and Health Science, Fairfax, VA, USA. seaworldbird@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Amani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babgi
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Robin L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000523:psychology; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*