Translation and Validation of Iranian Version of Nursing Professional Values Scale-3 (NPVS-3) among Nursing Students: A Psychometric Analysis

Abstract Background The development pillars of a profession’s identity are the values of that profession. It’s highly critical to recognize and honor those professional values in nursing since nurses are in the frontline of the health system. In order to validate the 28-item scale of nursing professional value (NPVS-3), it was executed among nursing students. To conduct a Persian translation and validation of the nursing professional values scale-3 (NPVS-3). Method A methodological design was performed using convenient sampling method with a 400-subject sample size. As prescribed by the World Health Organization protocol, the NPVS-3 was translated. Results Removing 3 items, the exploratory factor analysis revealed a 3-factor structure (profession, activity, care), respectively, with 25 remaining items for the NPVS-3. These 3 factors overall accounted for 24.48% of the total variance of the NPVS-3 in this sample. Regarding the findings of the confirmatory factor analysis, all the fitness indices were appropriate and the fitness of the model was confirmed. As surveying the convergent and divergent validity displayed, all 3 factors are of befitting convergent and divergent validity. McDonald's Omega(ꙍ), CR and Cronbach's alpha, 3 factors extracted from the 25-item NPVS-3 were greater than 0.7. Conclusions The current research findings reported that the validity and reliability of the 25-item version of the NPVS-3 has been verified. This scale can be utilized to measure the awareness about the values of the nursing profession and the adherence and compliance level among the nursing students.