Development of the Mindfulness in Nursing Care Scale.
Journal of nursing measurement April 25, 2025 Mükerrem Kabataş Yildiz, Oya Sevcan Orak, Ayşegül Sarioğlu Kemer
A new 16-item scale, the Mindfulness in Nursing Care Scale, was developed and tested with 481 nurses at a university hospital in northern Turkey. The scale measures a single factor, with item loadings from 0.453 to 0.684. It shows high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.87) and composite reliability (0.87), with an average variance extracted of 0.63. Confirmatory factor analysis confirms acceptable fit. The scale is valid, reliable, and consistent over time, and may help nurses better understand themselves and those they care for, as well as support accurate measurement in nursing science research.