Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version of the Pressure Ulcer Management Self‐Efficacy Scale for Nurses

This study aims to perform the Turkish validity and reliability of the Pressure Ulcer Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses, which was developed by Dellafiore vd. in 2019. A total of 149 nurses from two state hospitals in Mardin, Turkey were participated in this methodological study between August 2021 and January 2022, and their work settings include the operating room, acute care, intensive care unit, pediatric unit, geriatrics and palliative care clinics. "Nurse Information Form" and "Pressure Ulcer Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses" were used to collect the data. The scale consists of 10 items in total. Each item was scored from 1 (not competent at all) to 5 (completely competent) and in consequence of the validity analysis, it was determined that the Pressure Ulcer Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses consisted of four sub-dimensions. None of the items of the scale were removed, and the content validity index of the study was found to be between 0.83-1.00. Correlation analysis was made for the construct validity of the scale and as a result of the analysis; it was found that the 10-item scale explained 74.41% of the total variance at most. For the reliability of the scale, the total score correlation values of the items were between 0.404 and 0.661, and the Cronbach Alpha value was found to be 0.838. It was concluded that the scale could be used to measure pressure ulcer management self-efficacy levels for nurses.