Patience in Nurses: A Scale Development Study

Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale that measures the level of patience nurses have shown during their active working life against the difficulties of their profession. Methods: In the method part of the study, creating an item pool, obtaining expert opinion, pilot study, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion validity and reliability analysis are included.Results: As a result of exploratory factor analysis, 4 sub-dimensions were obtained and the subscales of patience for colleagues, patience for business processes, patience for patients and their relatives, patience for inadequacy. Second level confirmatory factor analysis compliance values were found acceptable. It has been observed that the criteria of validity of the NPS are provided both among other scales and among its dimensions. When Cronbach Alpha coefficients are analyzed, four sub-dimensions It was observed that it took values between 0.832 and 0.892. In addition, the reliability coefficient of the entire scale is 0.840. As a result of the data obtained, the reliability of the scale was found to be high. Conclusion: As a result of the analyzes conducted in this study, which was carried out to develop the patience scale of nurses and to determine the patience levels of nurses; a scale consisting of 24 items and four sub-dimensions was obtained. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes showed that the scale is a valid and reliable scale.