title: Development and Psychometric Analysis of a Nurses' Attitudes and Skills Safety Scale: Initial Results.
abstract: Health care organizations have incorporated updated safety principles in the analysis of errors and in norms and standards. Yet no research exists that assesses bedside nurses' perceived skills or attitudes toward updated safety concepts. The aims of this study were to develop a scale assessing nurses' perceived skills and attitudes toward updated safety concepts, determine content validity, and examine internal consistency of the scale and subscales. Understanding nurses' perceived skills and attitudes about safety concepts can be used in targeting strategies to enhance their safety practices.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Aurora (Dr Armstrong); Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (Dr Dietrich); School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (Drs Norman and Mion); and School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Dr Barnsteiner).
authors.forename: Gail E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barnsteiner
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mion
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results