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Testing the psychometric properties of the B risbane P ractice E nvironment M easure using E xploratory F actor A nalysis and C onfirmatory F actor A nalysis in an A ustralian registered nurse population
Author(s) -
Reid Carol,
Courtney Mary,
Anderson Debra,
Hurst Cameron
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12225
Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , measure (data warehouse) , psychology , mathematics , statistics , computer science , structural equation modeling , physics , data mining , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
A cross‐sectional survey was conducted, and the construct validity and reliability of the B risbane P ractice E nvironment M easure in an A ustralian sample of registered nurses were examined. Nurses were randomly selected from the database of an A ustralian nursing organization. The original 33 items of the B risbane P ractice E nvironment M easure were utilized to inform the psychometric properties using confirmatory factor analysis. The C ronbach's alpha was 0.938 for the total scale and ranged 0.657–0.887 for the subscales. A five‐factor structure of the measure was confirmed, χ 2 = 944.622, ( P < 0.01), χ 2 /d.f. ratio = 2.845, T ucker L ewis I ndex 0.929, Root Mean Square Error = 0.061 and Comparative Fit Index = 0.906. The selected 28 items of the measure proved reliable and valid in measuring effects of the practice environment upon A ustralian nurses. The implications are that regular measurement of the practice environment using these 28 items might assist in the development of strategies which might improve job satisfaction and retention of registered nurses in A ustralia.