The reliability and validity of Chinese version of Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy Scale

Objective To translate the English version of the Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy Scale into Chinese, and to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version. Methods The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of scale was tested among 480 nurses from Tianjin First Central Hospital. Results The revised Chinese version of the Nursing Professional Self-Efficacy Scale contained 19 entries, the Cronbach′s α coefficient was 0.95, the test-retest reliability was 0.91. Conclusions The revised Chinese version of the Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy Scale has acceptable reliability and validity. It can be used to measure the Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy among nurses in China. Key words: Nurse; Self-efficacy; Reliability; Validity