Psychometrical evaluation of an instrument to measure the nurses’ knowledge about early mobilization among post laparotomy patients

Abstract

Objective

This study aims to assess the validity and reliability of an instrument regarding the nurse's knowledge in performing early mobilization intervention on the post laparotomy patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional study involved 13 nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Makassar General Hospital. The data were analyzed using Expert Judgment with Content Validity Index (CVI) ≥ 0.80 and Internal Consistency Reliability with the value of Cronbach's Alpha > 0.6.

Results

The research finding showed that the CVI of 0.96 with I-CVI total value of 19.5 and the value of Cronbach's Alpha of 0.375 (n = 13).

Conclusion

The Instrument on the knowledge of the early mobilization intervention steps on the post laparotomy surgical patients can be used as a standardized instrument. Its implication can be used as a Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) in assessing the quality of nurses in providing nursing care services.