A validation study: simulations as a measure of nurse practitioners' problem-solving skills
Holzemer, W.L.; Schleutermann, J.A.; Farrand, L.L.; Miller, A.G.
Nursing Research 30(3): 139-144
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-6562 PMID: 6908957 Document Number: 181577
A national sample of 79 masters- and certificate-prepared family and adult nurse practitioners completed six instruments designed to validate one type of clinical simulation, patient management problems (PMPs). The instruments were: a self-chart audit, self-evaluation rating scale, colleague evaluation rating scale, multiple-choice examination. PMP simulation, and demographic questionnaire. Use of a multitrait-multimethod correlation matrix, a multivariate analysis of covariance, and a stepwise multiple regression analysis provided modest evidence to support the claim that the PMP simulation is a valid measure of the construct clinical problem solving. In fact, a multiple-choice examination appeared to be an equal, if not superior, instrument.