Adaptation and Validation of the Readiness for Practice Instrument for Senior Undergraduate Nursing Students in China

Table 2

Reliability and convergent validity of the 18-item CFRPS-C.

Dimension	Indicator	STD	SE	Z		Cronbach’s α	CR	AVE
Clinical problem-solving	Feel confident communicating with physicians	0.722	0.022	32.536	<0.001	0.828	0.893	0.546
	I am confident in my ability to problem solve	0.799	0.017	46.505	<0.001
	I use current evidence to make clinical decisions	0.760	0.018	42.834	<0.001
	I am comfortable communicating and coordinating care with interdisciplinary team members	0.706	0.022	32.439	<0.001
	I feel comfortable knowing what to do for a dying patient	0.620	0.023	27.022	<0.001
	I feel comfortable taking action to solve problems	0.787	0.018	43.402	<0.001
	I feel confident identifying actual or potential safety risks to my patients	0.762	0.018	42.243	<0.001
Learning techniques	Simulations have helped me feel prepared for clinical practice	0.833	0.018	46.488	<0.001	0.701	0.774	0.632
	Writing reflective journals/logs provided insights into my own clinical decision-making skills	0.755	0.019	38.86	<0.001
Professional identity	Feel comfortable communicating with patients and their families	0.681	0.020	33.957	<0.001	0.781	0.832	0.500
	My clinical instructor provided feedback about my readiness to assume an RN role	0.654	0.022	29.165	<0.001
	I am comfortable asking for help	0.724	0.020	37.088	<0.001
	I am satisfied with choosing nursing as a career	0.718	0.021	34.68	<0.001
	I feel ready for the professional nursing role	0.749	0.020	38.216	<0.001
Trials and Tribulations	I have difficulty documenting care in the electronic medical record	0.502	0.038	13.338	<0.001	0.778	0.814	0.534
	I have difficulty prioritizing patient care needs	0.678	0.030	22.709	<0.001
	I feel overwhelmed by ethical issues in my patient care responsibilities	0.753	0.028	27.338	<0.001
	I have difficulty recognizing a significant change in my patient’s condition	0.925	0.022	41.464	<0.001

Note. STD, standardized factor loading; SE, standard error.