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An item analysis of a classification system for nurses' work methods
Author(s) -
BOWMAN GERALD S.,
MEDDIS RAY,
THOMPSON DAVID R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1993.tb00139.x
Subject(s) - nursing , accountability , work (physics) , nursing outcomes classification , psychology , nursing care , medicine , nurse education , primary nursing , political science , mechanical engineering , law , engineering
Summary• This study describes how an item analysis of a classification system for nurses' work methods discriminates between wards operating either primary nursing or team nursing. • Four of the 13 items on the classification instrument were highly successful in discriminating between the two ward types. The four items concerned responsibility for nursing records, accountability, responsibility and authority for nursing care. • Possible reasons for why some items were more successful than others for discriminating between the ward types are discussed.