Psychometric validation of the nursing professional values scale-revised: Vietnamese version
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Title
Psychometric validation of the nursing professional values scale-revised: Vietnamese version
Subject
nurse professional value, psychometric properties, scale assessment, vietnam
Description
Introduction: The Nursing Professional Values Scale has been widely used to assess the professional values of
practicing nurses, nursing students, and faculty members across different countries. With the global evolution of
nursing education and practice standards, researchers have shown increasing interest in understanding nurses'
professional values within developing nations. This study seeks to validate the psychometric properties of the
Vietnamese version of the Nursing Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R).
Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted with the questionnaire of NPVS-R version which was converted from
English to Vietnamese by three expert translators, followed by a back-translation by three bilingual experts, then
three nursing scholars from different regions of Vietnam assessed the language and content validity. Data were
collected from 669 nurses through the Vietnamese Nursing Association network and analyzed by using SPSS and
AMOS software. The scale was evaluated based on validity of content and construct, and internal consistency.
Results: The Vietnamese NPVS-R scale comprises 25 items across four subscales: Caring, Activism, Trust, Professional,
and Justice. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed factor loadings between 0.595 and 0.929, with a chi-square value
of 955.303. Fit indices (CFI = 0.935, CMIN/DF = 3.605, RMSEA = 0.062) were satisfactory. Cronbach’s alpha was good,
ranging from 0.861 and 0.877, and item-to-total correlations spanned 0.501 to 0.775. There exist significant
differences of nurses’ perception on the subscales based on their gender, age, and working experience.
Conclusions: NPVS-R is a reliable instrument to measure the professional values of nurses in the distinct Vietnamese
context and language. It can serve as a valuable tool for nursing care development and competency assessment across
various care units in Vietnam and benefit international comparisons.
practicing nurses, nursing students, and faculty members across different countries. With the global evolution of
nursing education and practice standards, researchers have shown increasing interest in understanding nurses'
professional values within developing nations. This study seeks to validate the psychometric properties of the
Vietnamese version of the Nursing Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R).
Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted with the questionnaire of NPVS-R version which was converted from
English to Vietnamese by three expert translators, followed by a back-translation by three bilingual experts, then
three nursing scholars from different regions of Vietnam assessed the language and content validity. Data were
collected from 669 nurses through the Vietnamese Nursing Association network and analyzed by using SPSS and
AMOS software. The scale was evaluated based on validity of content and construct, and internal consistency.
Results: The Vietnamese NPVS-R scale comprises 25 items across four subscales: Caring, Activism, Trust, Professional,
and Justice. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed factor loadings between 0.595 and 0.929, with a chi-square value
of 955.303. Fit indices (CFI = 0.935, CMIN/DF = 3.605, RMSEA = 0.062) were satisfactory. Cronbach’s alpha was good,
ranging from 0.861 and 0.877, and item-to-total correlations spanned 0.501 to 0.775. There exist significant
differences of nurses’ perception on the subscales based on their gender, age, and working experience.
Conclusions: NPVS-R is a reliable instrument to measure the professional values of nurses in the distinct Vietnamese
context and language. It can serve as a valuable tool for nursing care development and competency assessment across
various care units in Vietnam and benefit international comparisons.
Creator
Mei-Chih Huang1,2
, and Thi-Phuong-Thao Pham1
, and Thi-Phuong-Thao Pham1
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v19i4.61702
Date
21 November 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Mei-Chih Huang1,2
, and Thi-Phuong-Thao Pham1, “Psychometric validation of the nursing professional values scale-revised: Vietnamese version,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11084.