title: Content Validity of a Tool Measuring Medication Errors.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine content and face validity of a tool measuring medication errors among nursing students in baccalaureate nursing education. Data was collected from the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKUSoNaM), Karachi, from March to August 2014. The tool was developed utilizing literature and the expertise of the team members, expert in different areas. The developed tool was then sent to five experts from all over Karachi for ensuring the content validity of the tool, which was measured on relevance and clarity of the questions. The Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI) for clarity and relevance of the questions was found to be 0.94 and 0.98, respectively. The tool measuring medication errors has an excellent content validity. This tool should be used for future studies on medication errors, with different study populations such as medical students, doctors, and nurses.
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors: Nishat
authors: N
authors: Tabassum
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors: Saleema
authors: S
authors: Allana
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors: Tanveer
authors: T
authors: Saeed
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors: Jacqueline Maria
authors: JM
authors: Dias
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D010154:Pakistan; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*