Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a communication skills scale for nursing faculties to engage during basic nursing education (Communication Skill Inventory for supporting learning of Nursing teachers Ability: CoSINA) and to examine its reliability and validity.
Method: The draft version of CoSINA was composed of 8 sub-concepts and 68 items. CoSINA was created by the review of previous related literature and discussions from nursing vocational school teachers. The questionnaire was posted nationwide to 1,544 nursing teachers who had three years or more experience as nursing teachers in a basic nursing education program. The questionnaire was an anonymous self-administered type.
Results: Answers were received from 639 respondents (42.1%), of which valid responses were 582 (91%). Eight factors comprising 48 items were identified as an optimal solution model in the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach'alpha coefficient for the reliability of the scale was .954, each factor was also .7 or more. We examined the relationship between KiSS-18 (scale for social skills) and CoSINA to confirm a criterion-related validity. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was .30 to .50. The in-class correlation number between the total points by the retest method was r = .82 for the entire scale.
Conclusion: The results suggested that CoSINA was valid and reliable to measure nursing communication skills.
