Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurse ◽  
Nurse Anesthetist ◽  
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist ◽  
Certified Registered Nurse

Measuring Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Organizational Climate: Instrument Adaptation

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-237
Author(s):  
Donald Boyd ◽  
Lusine Poghosyan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Registered Nurse ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Independent Practice ◽  
Nurse Anesthetist ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Certified Registered Nurse ◽  
Instrument Adaptation

Background and Purpose: No tool exists measuring certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) organizational climate. The study’s purpose is to adapt a validated tool to measure CRNA organizational climate. Methods: Content validity of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Organizational Climate Questionnaire (CRNA-OCQ) was established. Pilot testing was conducted to determine internal reliability consistency of the subscales. Results: Experts rated the tool as content valid. The subscales had high internal consistency reliability (with respective Cronbach’s alphas): CRNA-Anesthesiologist Relations (.753), CRNA-Physician Relations (.833), CRNA-Administration Relations (.895), Independent Practice (.830), Support for CRNA Practice (.683), and Professional Visibility (.772). Conclusions: Further refinement of the CRNA-OCQ is necessary. Measurement and assessment of CRNA organizational climate may produce evidence needed to improve provider and patient outcomes.

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