Cultural Validation of the “Use of Intuition by Nursing Students Scale - Turkish version”

Demir, Yurdanur PhD, RN
Denat, Yildiz PhD, RN
Khorshid, Leyla PhD, RN
Eser, Ismet PhD, RN

¹Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Bolu Sağhk Yüksekokulu, Turkey
²Adnan Menderes Universitesi Sağlik Yüksekokulu
³Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik yüksekokulu

Corresponding Author:

Yurdanur Demir, Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Bolu Sağlik Yüksekokulu, Turkey Email: [email protected]

Journal of Transcultural Nursing 23(4):p 369-276, October 2012. | DOI: 10.1177/1043659612451257

Abstract

Purpose:

It is well known that intuition ability directly affects patient care quality and outcomes in nursing practice and is therefore an important aspect of nursing education. This study tests the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Scale of Use of Intuition by Nursing Students. Design and Methods: The sample for this methodological study was composed of 250 nursing students. Each item of the scale was translated into Turkish by the researchers and validated for Turkish use. Results: The itemtotal correlation was between .30 and .56 and its Cronbach a coefficient was .86. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between the level of clinical experience and the total points scored on the physical awareness, emotional awareness, and physical sensations subscales and from the total scale. Conclusions: Based on these results, the Turkish version of the Scale of Use of Intuition by Nursing Students is valid and reliable.