Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.853 sample items
About this scale
A 15-item measure of attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration across four factors: shared education and teamwork, caring vs. curing, nurse's autonomy, and physician's authority.
Sample item(s)
“Physicians should be willing to share their knowledge and information with nurses”
“Nurses should be involved in policy decisions affecting their working conditions”
“The primary function of the nurse is to carry out the physician's orders (reverse)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.85. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Foundational interprofessional measure.
Source & citation
Hojat, M., Fields, S. K., Veloski, J. J., Griffiths, M., Cohen, M. J. M., & Plumb, J. D. (1999): Psychometric properties of an attitude scale measuring physician-nurse collaboration. Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 208–220.
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