Factor 1 (accounting for 36.198% variance, Cronbach's α = 0.8644): Flexibility and application of knowledge |
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Actively assisting in change management activities (0.679) |
Interpreting own patient data (0.656) |
Inputting data into written or computerized records (0.646) |
Interpreting results from clinical investigations (0.624) |
Planning patients' discharge (0.601) |
Instructing/training junior staff (0.583) |
Introducing new ideas into own clinical work (0.576) |
Locating and accessing relevant equipment for own clinical work (0.448) |
Factor 2 (accounting for 5.144% of the variance; Cronbach's α = 0.8482): Reflective practice |
Appraising own and others' performance (0.610) |
Recognizing and managing risk in clinical care (0.594) |
Assessing patients' psychological and social needs (0.570) |
Consulting with colleagues about care options (0.548) |
Critically evaluating published research (0.536) |
Assessing patients' physical needs (0.530) |
Assisting patients in making informed choices (0.514) |
Developing a shared mission of clinical goals (0.466) |
Factor 3 (accounting for 3.428% of the variance; Cronbach's α = 0.8238): Decision making |
Undertaking health promotion activities (0.628) |
Using technical equipment (0.564) |
Developing joint working arrangements with others (0.554) |
Showing patients and their families how to do things (0.545) |
Undertaking budget planning activities (0.535) |
Making decisions about patients' clinical problems (0.528) |
Working as a member of a team (0.409) |
Factor 4 (accounting for 2.952% of the variance; Cronbach's α = 0.8411): Technical and administrative procedures |
Writing clinical, shift and other reports (0.617) |
Collecting own clinical/patient/surveillance data (0.562) |
Undertaking technical nursing procedures (0.542) |
Getting on with colleagues (0.521) |
Prioritizing work according to patients' needs (0.468) |
Undertaking clinical examinations of patients (0.454) |
Analysing patient data (0.429) |
Factor 5 (accounting for 2.784% of the variance; Cronbach's α = 0.7732): Relationships and investigations |
Identifying areas worthy of investigation in own practice (0.684) |
Applying pharmacology to practice (0.678) |
Establishing a relationship with patients (0.565) |
Designing systems for patient monitoring/observation (0.561) |
Liaising with other health care professionals (0.514) |
Factor 6 (accounting for 2.643% of the variance; Cronbach's α = 0.7068): Case management |
Requesting laboratory investigations and results (0.586) |
Making appropriate patient referrals (0.549) |
Planning/organizing patients' treatments (0.538) |
Undertaking administrative duties (0.515) |
Assessing costs and outcomes of procedures (0.360) |