Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Critical Thinking Diagnostic of frontline nurses
Objective To translate the Critical Thinking Diagnostic of frontline nurses(CTDfn)into Chinese and to evaluate its relia-bility and validity,aiming to provide a tool for assessing critical thinking ability of clinical nurses.Methods The Chinese version of the CTDfn was developed through translation,back-translation and cultural adaption following the Brislin translation model.Then,a convenience sample of 242 frontline nurses were investigated to test the reliability and validity.Results The Chinese version of the CTDfn included 5 dimensions of problem recognition,clinical decision making,prioritization,development of plan of care,and plan of care implementation and improvement,totaling 16 items.Exploratory factor analysis identified 5 factors,explaining 86.472%of the total variance.The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total scale was 0.969,the split-half reliability was 0.925,and the test-retest reliability was 0.835.Conclusion The Chinese version of the CTDfn has good reliability and validity,and it can be used to assess critical thinking ability of clinical nurses in China.
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