A STUDY ON DVLOPING ATTITUD SCAL TOWARDS NURSS

Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.6px">The aim of this study is to develop an attitude scale towards nurses which? can use to provide important feedbacks to the institutions that educate and train nurses and the health institutions. The trial items of the prepared scale were applied on 493 individuals aged 18 and above with different demographic characteristics. The construct validity of the scale was analyzed with the principal components analysis. As a result of the analysis, a two-component construct which is constituted by positive and negative items appeared. The reliability of the scale and the components were analyzed in terms of internal consistency. Accordingly, Cronbach alpha value of the 21-item final scale was 0.94, the first component which is constituted by positive items was 0.92, and the second component which is constituted by negative items was 0.77.</span></p>