Development of the Student Nurse Subjective Evaluation of Completed Clinical Practice Placement Instrument

Background: Instruments that measure clinical learning environments have lacked rigorous methodological approaches in their development and validity. Method: Development research using a survey design approach was conducted for an instrument to evaluate the quality of nursing students’ clinical practice placement. Results: The development and validity of the Student Nurse Subjective Evaluation of Completed Clinical Practice Placement (SNEP) resulted in a 40-item instrument to evaluate nursing students’ experience of their completed clinical practice placement. Adequate level of model fit was indicated (χ²[719] = 1909.47, p < .001) for the confirmatory factor analysis (χ²/df = 2.66, comparative fit index = 0.92, Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.92, and root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.07). Standardized factor loadings were high, ranging from 0.68 to 0.95. Conclusion: The SNEP was designed and validated incorporating the perspective of various nurse stakeholders and can be used in both research and clinical learning environments.