국군간호사관학교 교육목표 달성도 평가도구 개발

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop the scale for assessing the education goal achievement of Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy (KAFNA). Methods: Initial items were drawn from relevant literature reviews and focus group interview with 21 participants. Content validity index about initial items was reviewed by 9 experts. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted between May and June in 2019, with data collected from 316 nursing officers who have not passed 5 years since graduation of KAFNA. Results: Exploratory factor analysis showed 7 factors (Basic nursing skill, evidence based practice, loyalty & leadership, military nursing, health promotion, patient centered nursing, nurse professionalism) including 31 items with 62.6% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed 31 items in the 7-factor structure. Reliability was Cronbach α .93. Conclusion: These results of statistical analysis indicate that the scale proposed may be used as an objective tool for the effectiveness of KAFNA’s educational goals. It is expected that the scale offers quantitative indicators which can be used improving competency-based nursing curriculum of KAFNA.