Training and work performance in nursing. Part 1: Development of an instrument to measure the work environment
Keywords:
Labor behavior/work environment, Research, Training, NurseAbstract
The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) has been enforcing the development of directive and administrative skills, and designing up-to-date developmental programs for administrative nursing personnel. This program consists of two stages with three sequential subprograms each one. In this paper, we describe the construction and validation of an instrument called the Labor Ambience Questionnaire (LAQ), which seeks to explore the principal factors associated with administrative nurse personal and its relationship to training courses. The instrument explores six indicators: support, satisfaction, respect, efficiency and attitudes toward selfimprovement. The instrument was submitted to a conceptual validation process and obtained a 70 % internal consistency test-retest. It was concluded that the instrument is consistent and trustworthy, and may be applied to explore working nurse performance.
References
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Programa de Capacitación para Directivos de Enfermería. México: IMSS; 1993.
Viniegra VL. Hacia una redefinición del papel de la Universidad en la sociedad actual. OMNIA UNAM 1990;6:49-61.
Viniegra VL. El camino de la crítica y la educación. Rev Invest Clin 1996;48:139-158.
Aguilar E, Viniegra L. Una mirada del proceso educativo. Primera parte: construcción-validación de instrumentos de observación. Aceptado para publicación en la Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Educativos.
Edwards AL. Relationship between probability of endorsement and social desirability scale value for a set of 2824 personality statements. J Applied Psychol 1966;50:238339.
