Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the competency inventory for nursing students

Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the competency inventory for nursing students(CINS). Methods The competency inventory for nursing students was translated and revised in Chinese version. Totally, 266 baccalaureate nursing students were tested by the Chinese version CINS.SPSS17.0 was used to test the reliability and validity. Results The Cronbach’s α of CINS was 0.966 and Cronbach’s α of each dimensionality was ranged from 0.827 to 0.951. The Split-half reliability of Guttman of CINS was 0.828 and Split-half reliability of Guttman of each dimensionality was ranged from 0.724 to 0.942. The test-retest reliability was 0.737 and the content validity was 0.956.The correlation coefficients among dimensionalities were ranged from 0.491 to 0.781(P<0.01). The correlation coefficients between dimensionalities and the total scale were ranged from 0.738 to 0.884(P<0.01). Five factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, accounting for 66.404% of the total variance in the scale. Conclusion Chinese version of CINS is reliable and valid, and can be used to assess the competency of nursing students. Key words: Nursing students; Competency; Reliability; Validity