Transcultural validation of an instrument to evaluate Advanced Nursing Practice competences in Brazil.

OBJECTIVES to carry out a transcultural validation of the Modified Advanced Practice Nursing Role Delineation Tool for the Brazilian language. METHODS methodological and quantitative study, including the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the instrument. The committee of evaluators was formed by seven experts. Data collection for the pre-test took place from November 2020 to January 2021, with 30 nurses from the West of Parana. Data analysis used Cronbach's alpha, intraclass correlation, and kappa. RESULTS the agreement of the evaluator committee reached a substantial kappa of 0.68 and an intraclass correlation of 0.80, and as a result, the version for application in a pretest was approved. The pretest found a 0.98 Cronbach's Alpha and an intraclass correlation of 0.61. CONCLUSIONS the instrument was found to be culturally adapted and can be used in the country to identify the competences of the Primary Healthcare Nurses to develop advanced nursing practices.