The clinical learning environment and supervision instrument (CLES): Validity and reliability of the Dutch version (CLES + NL)

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• 作者：Nico De Witte^a ; ^b ; ^{nico.dewitte@hogent.be"" rel=""nofollow} ; Sonia Labeau^a ; ^c ; Willem De Keyzer^a ; ^c
• 关键词：Clinical learning environment and supervision instrument (CLES) ; Clinical placement ; Education ; Nursing ; Learning environment ; Validation study
• 刊名：International Journal of Nursing Studies
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：May 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：48
• 期：5
• 页码：568-572
• 全文大小：100 K

文摘

Background

The clinical learning environment and supervision scale (CLES) is a valid and reliable tool that was developed to assess the quality of nursing students’ clinical placements.

Objectives

To obtain a reliable and valid Dutch version of the CLES that is in line with the Flemish culture and educational context.

Design

Scale validation study on data provided by a cross-sectional survey.

Settings

190 wards in 31 institutions for healthcare in Flanders, Belgium.

Participants

768 student nurses enrolled in the 3 year bachelor programme at University College Ghent, Faculty of Healthcare Vesalius.

Methods

Face and content validation was followed by data collection. Factor analysis was performed using varimax rotation. Subsequently, internal consistency reliability was tested on the total scale and its subdimensions using Cronbach's alpha.

Results

We gathered 768 questionnaires. Factor analysis revealed 5 subdimensions with an eigenvalue greater than 1, explaining 71.281 % of the variance. The overall internal consistency and the consistency of the five subdimensions is high. Our data supports face, content and construct validity of the CLES + NL.

Conclusions

The CLES + NL is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to evaluate the quality of nursing wards as learning environments in Flanders.