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{"title":"Evaluating the Educational Video Materials for Radiation Education on Nursing Students and Nurses: A Quasi-Experimental Research.","authors":"Minoru Osanai, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Yuka Noto, Ryoko Tsuchiya","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050159","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background/Objectives</b>: Although medical radiation practice is essential for current medical care, many nursing students and nurses lack sufficient basic knowledge about radiation, and they are unfamiliar with learning about it. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of self-made video teaching materials for radiation education for nursing students and nurses after clarifying their basic knowledge of radiation. <b>Methods</b>: Educational video materials were developed to provide basic radiation knowledge. The video materials included scenes of radiation measurement, such as the attenuation of scattered X-rays with distance, and illustrations drawn by nursing students to make them familiar to nursing staff. This study included 29 nursing students and 16 nurses. The participants were instructed to answer 20 questions regarding the characteristics of radiation and its influence and protection measures. The same questions were asked again after watching the video materials. <b>Results:</b> Nursing students and nurses correctly recognized the classification of medical or occupational exposure and the three principles for reducing external exposure; however, it became clear that dose limits do not apply to medical exposure and that radiation units and their effects on the human body were not correctly recognized. Furthermore, the educational materials were effective because the scores and the percentage of correct answers increased after viewing the video materials. Furthermore, positive comments were expressed regarding the scenes of the experiments and the illustrations drawn by the students about the teaching materials. <b>Conclusions</b>: The contents that should be addressed more intensively were clarified, and the effectiveness of using video teaching materials in radiation nursing education was demonstrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114142/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Leadership Development in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Patrícia Costa, Joana Pereira Sousa, Tiago Nascimento, Paulo Cruchinho, Elisabete Nunes, Filomena Gaspar, Pedro Lucas","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050160","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Leadership is present at all levels of nursing and is essential to ensure the continuous improvement of nursing practice environments and the quality of the care provided to patients. This reality, coupled with the growing complexity of today's health contexts, emphasises the importance of promoting the development of leadership skills in undergraduate nursing students, thus training nurses who are capable of acting as leaders and agents of change. To this end, a scoping review was carried out to map the available scientific evidence on the development of leadership in undergraduate nursing students. <b>Methods:</b> The scoping review was conducted according to two systematic review guidelines. The searches were conducted across a total of five databases for published studies and two databases for the unpublished/grey literature. The data extraction and analysis were performed by two reviewers, who independently screened and extracted data from the selected studies. <b>Results:</b> This review included 25 articles, and four thematic categories were identified-students' perceptions of leadership; strategies to train leaders in nursing; the evaluation of leadership development; and conceptual models and curricula. The main conclusions highlight the need to reformulate existing curricula, the importance of integrating student-centred pedagogical approaches to promote leadership development, the impact that evaluating leadership development has on the whole process, contributing to the construction of an identity as a leader, and the need for it to be done in a structured and progressive way. <b>Conclusions:</b> The teaching of leadership should be promoted from the beginning of training, in a transversal, continuous, consistent, sustained, and articulated way, incorporating different disciplines, because only in this way will it be possible to train competent nurse leaders who are capable of acting in today's complex and dynamic health contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114338/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The doMESTIC RISK Tool: Prioritising Home-Care Patients for Clinical Pharmacy Services with the Help of a Delphi Study.","authors":"Carla Meyer-Massetti, Stefanie Lettieri-Amstutz, Daniela Rölli, Christoph R Meier","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050158","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050158","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Medication-related problems (MRPs) are common among home-care patients urgently needing improvement. Due to limited resources, patients with the greatest risk of MRPs should be prioritised for interventions. <b>Objectives:</b> We sought to develop a collaborative assessment tool for nurses and pharmacists to identify home-care patients at high risk of developing MRPs. <b>Methods:</b> Using Pubmed^® for a first scoping literature review, we sought existing tools identifying patients at risk of MRPs or prioritising patients for clinical pharmacy services. Extracted items were prioritised in a first interprofessional Delphi round. Results from the first Delphi round were complemented by individual risk factors identified in a second scoping literature review and again submitted to the expert panel in a second Delphi round. Each item was rated for its relevance to identify home-care patients at risk of MRPs. The highest scoring factors were combined into an interprofessional assessment tool. <b>Results:</b> Literature review one yielded 19 risk tools and six lists containing potentially inappropriate medications. The 78 resulting risk factors were submitted to experts (five pharmacists, five physicians, five nurses) in Delphi round one. Since the identified tools did not fit the scope (interprofessional assessment in home care) entirely, the results of Delphi round one were complemented with individual risk factors identified in a second literature review, leading to 82 potential risk factors for Delphi round two. Experts decided on a 15-item tool for future pilot testing-the doMESTIC RISK tool. It incorporated diverse factors potentially influencing medication safety: demographic information, social context, diagnosis, specific medication and health care resources use. <b>Conclusions:</b> With expert feedback from a Delphi process, we developed a 15-item tool to help nurses and pharmacists jointly identify home-care patients at a high risk of MRPs. Validation of the doMESTIC RISK tool will be imperative to verify its value in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114156/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characteristics, Antecedents, and Consequences of Non-Nursing Tasks: A Scoping Review Protocol.","authors":"Gaia Magro, Erika Bassi, Stefania Chiappinotto, Gaia Dussi, Elisa Ambrosi, Federica Canzan, Marco Clari, Alessio Conti, Alberto Dal Molin, Alvisa Palese","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050153","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b>: Nurses report that they often must perform activities outside their area of expertise, referred to as \"non-nursing tasks\". The time spent on simple tasks undermines nursing capacity, which is already challenged by the dramatic shortage of nurses. Performing non-nursing tasks affects nurses' satisfaction and their intention to stay. However, despite their relevance, there is no summary of studies on non-nursing tasks. The aim of this study is to summarize available evidence on characteristics of non-nursing tasks, their antecedents, and consequences, to identify gaps in the existing literature and to make recommendations for management, education, practice, and nursing research. <b>Methods</b>: A scoping review will be conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews, and the Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence for practice and research framework will be used to report and summarize the findings. <b>Results</b>: Findings will provide a map regarding the main patterns of research in this area and the evidence produced to date. Two main lines of findings are expected, namely the conceptual and the empirical. The former may contribute to the understanding of the terminology and concept used so far to clearly express non-nursing tasks; the empirical evidence may shed light on frequencies, instruments, reasons, and effects. <b>Discussion</b>: An analysis of non-nursing tasks will provide healthcare organizations with a conceptual framework of all variations in the phenomenon and will help managers to identify the activities that will fall within this conceptual construct. The establishment of a research strand in this field, based on a science-based review involving international stakeholders, can strengthen global action to prevent the occurrence of non-nursing tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114207/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive Stimulation and Its Effects on Well-Being, Executive Functions, and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Older Adults from a Mexican Geriatric Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study.","authors":"Nadia Yanet Cortés-Álvarez, César Rubén Vuelvas-Olmos, Leticia Gabriela Marmolejo-Murillo, Elizabeth Sánchez-Duarte, Alfredo Lara-Morales","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050151","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background/Objectives:</b> The progressive increase in the aging population highlights the need for interventions aimed at preserving cognitive health and overall well-being in older adults. This study aimed to assess the impact of a structured cognitive training program on psychological well-being, executive function performance, and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor levels (BDNF) in older adults from a Mexican geriatric center. <b>Methods:</b> A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a nonequivalent control group was conducted. Thirty-two older adults were assigned either to a cognitive stimulation intervention group or a control group. The intervention consisted of 120 individually structured sessions, each lasting approximately 60 min, delivered five times per week over 24 weeks. Independent neuropsychologists, blinded to group allocation, assessed executive function (BANFE-3), depressive symptoms (Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale), autonomy in daily living (Barthel Index), and quality of life (WHOQOL-OLD) before and after the intervention. Serum BDNF levels were also measured. <b>Results:</b> The intervention group showed significant improvements in executive function, depressive symptoms, independence in daily activities, and quality of life, while the control group showed no changes. Additionally, the intervention group showed an increase in BDNF expression post-intervention. <b>Conclusions:</b> The cognitive stimulation program effectively improved cognitive performance, emotional well-being, autonomy, and quality of life in older adults. These findings highlight the importance of integrating structured cognitive stimulation into geriatric care. For nursing practice, this underscores the key role nurses can play in delivering cognitive interventions to promote cognitive health, independence, and emotional stability among institutionalized and non-institutionalized older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12113664/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Use of 360-Degree Video to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Confidence in Mental Health Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Preliminary Study.","authors":"Caroline Laker, Pamela Knight-Davidson, Andrew McVicar","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050157","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Stress affects 45% of NHS staff. More research is needed to explore how to develop resilient mental health nurses who face multiple workplace stressors, including interacting with distressed clients. Higher Education Institutions are uniquely placed to introduce coping skills that help reduce anxiety and increase confidence for pre-registration nurses entering placements for the first time. <b>Methods:</b> A convenience sample of first year mental health student nurses (whole cohort), recruited before their first clinical placement, were invited to participate. Following a mixed methods design, we developed a 360-degree virtual reality (VR) video, depicting a distressed service user across three scenes, filmed in a real-life decommissioned in-patient ward. Participants followed the service user through the scenes, as though in real life. We used the video alongside a cognitive reappraisal/solution-focused/VERA worksheet and supportive clinical supervision technique to explore students' experiences of VR as an educative tool and to help build emotional coping skills. <b>Results</b>: N = 21 mental health student nurses were recruited to the study. Behavioural responses to the distressed patient scenario were varied. Students that had prior experience in health work were more likely to feel detached from the distress of the service user. Although for some students VR provided a meaningful learning experience in developing emotional awareness, other students felt more like a 'fly on the wall' than an active participant. Empathetic and compassionate responses were strongest in those who perceived a strong immersive effect. Overall, the supportive supervision appeared to decrease the anxiety of the small sample involved, but confidence was not affected. <b>Conclusion:</b> The use of 360-degree VR technology as an educative, classroom-based tool to moderate anxiety and build confidence in pre-placement mental health nursing students was partially supported by this study. The effectiveness of such technology appeared to be dependent on the degree to which 'immersion' and a sense of presence were experienced by students. Our cognitive reappraisal intervention proved useful in reducing anxiety caused by 'the patient in distress scenario' but only for students who achieved a deep immersive effect. Students with prior exposure to distressing events (in their personal lives and in clinical settings) might have developed other coping mechanisms (e.g., detachment). These findings support the idea that 'presence' is a subjective VR experience and can vary among users.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12113949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Do Nursing Students Perceive Care Towards the LGBTIQ+ Community? A Phenomenological Study on Sexual and Gender Diversity.","authors":"Carlos Daniel Lemus Celin, Candy Laurine Suarez-Albor, Felice Curcio, Dhurata Ivziku, Olga Esther Hernandez Almanza, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Cesar Iván Avilés González","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050155","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background/Objectives</b>: Care-oriented perspectives in the LGBTIQ+ community are essential to ensure adequate and comprehensive health care. This population faces multiple barriers imposed by society, including discrimination in access to healthcare services. This research aims to analyse the perspective of nursing students in relation to the provision of care for people with sexual and gender diversity. <b>Methods</b>: A qualitative phenomenological research-action study was conducted. Data were collected using a semi-structured face-to-face interview consisting of 23 questions. The interviews were transcribed, read thoroughly and analysed. <b>Results</b>: Forty students were interviewed, and four main themes emerged: (1) personal perspective, (2) professional and disciplinary training, (3) nursing education and (4) health implications. The results show that students have mixed perspectives and attitudes towards LGBTQ+ populations, although they are interested in receiving more LGBTQ-focused training. Furthermore, respondents reported that the training received in the degree course and the preparation of lecturers in relation to caring for LGBTQ+ people are lacking. Finally, it emerged that inequalities in access to health services can still be observed and that there is a need for the development of manuals that are at the forefront of comprehensive health in this population. <b>Conclusions</b>: Based on the results, the implementation of Madeleine Leininger's Sunrise model is suggested. Acceptance of sexual and gender diversity is essential to ensure the elimination of inequalities and make care a transformative process. Finally, education on these aspects needs to be implemented by including activities such as practical training scenarios, workshops and conferences to highlight the specific needs of the LGBTIQ+ population.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Indispensable Requirement for Medical Dosage Calculation: Basic Mathematical Skills of Baccalaureate Nursing Students.","authors":"Belal Mahmoud Hijji","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050150","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background/Objectives</b>: While drug dosage calculation is vital in nursing, research indicates nursing students often struggle with necessary mathematics competencies, a gap not previously explored in the Arab world. This study assessed the basic mathematical skills of baccalaureate nursing students in a branch of a Saudi Arabian public university and compared the findings with studies conducted in other countries, which have consistently reported better performance. By highlighting these disparities, this study underscored the need for global educational reforms to ensure safe nursing practices. <b>Methods</b>: This was a cross-sectional study. Three hundred and thirty students were invited; consenting students completed a mathematics experts-validated 45-question test covering four key areas: numbers and operations, data interpretation, measurement, and algebraic applications. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to detect differences in scores based on gender. An independent-samples Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted to compare the three student groups simultaneously. As this test was statistically significant, post hoc pairwise comparisons were performed to assess differences in scores between the first and second, first and third, and second and third levels of study. <b>Results</b>: A response rate of 40.6% was achieved. Scores ranged from 3 to 58 (median: 18, 27%), with only 2% passing (≥60%). Significant differences in scores were found between genders (<i>p</i> = 0.037) and across study levels (<i>p</i> = 0.002). Overall, 25 (56%) items were difficult, while 20 (44%) were moderately difficult. <b>Conclusions</b>: The low median score underscored a critical need for interventions to improve mathematical competencies in nursing students, affecting medication safety in healthcare systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12113850/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Design and Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Communication of Bad News for Nurses.","authors":"Manuel González-Cabrera, Sergio Martínez-Vázquez, Antonio Hernández-Martínez, Rocío Adriana Peinado-Molina, María Antonia Díaz-Ogallar, Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050156","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> There is a notable lack of Communication of Bad News (CBN) training for nurses, along with the absence of validated tools to assess this. The aim of this research is to design and validate an instrument to assess the communication of bad news among nursing professionals in Spain: the \"Communication of Bad News in Nursing (CBNN)\" tool. <b>Methods:</b> A multilevel nursing panel of experts participated in creating CBNN. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 218 Spanish nurses. Then, an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and a convergent validity study were carried out with the Scale of Communication Skills in Nursing Professionals in the Spanish Environment (EHC), and a reliability study using internal consistency (Cronbach's α) and Coefficient of Intraclass Correlation (ICC). <b>Results:</b> The KMO test gave an adequate value, and Bartlett's sphericity test was significant. The EFA identified four components (empathy and perception; environment preparation, invitation, and strategy; information given and the act of communicating; and communication method) that explained most of the variance. A good fit was observed in the CFA for most of the evaluated indicators. CBNN correlated positively with EHC and was statistically associated with considering it necessary to be trained in CBN or degree of preparation. Cronbach's α value was excellent. The ICC of absolute agreement after 96 h was good. <b>Conclusions:</b> The Communication of Bad News in Nursing questionnaire can be considered an effective tool for assessing the communication of bad news in nursing. It serves as a self-assessment tool for nurses to identify their strengths and areas for improvement in attitudes, knowledge, and skills regarding CBN.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144151686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) in a Simulated Learning Environment.","authors":"José Manuel García-Álvarez, Alfonso García-Sánchez, Alonso Molina-Rodríguez, María Suárez-Cortés, José Luis Díaz-Agea","doi":"10.3390/nursrep15050154","DOIUrl":"10.3390/nursrep15050154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background/Objectives</b>: The complexity of modern healthcare requires teamwork. Healthcare teams must be cohesive to ensure efficient and quality care. The objective of this study was to validate the Spanish short version of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) in undergraduate nursing students undergoing clinical simulation training. <b>Methods</b>: The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were analyzed. We began with a statistical analysis of the items. Internal consistency was assessed using McDonald's omega coefficient. Test-retest reliability was determined using Spearman's correlation coefficient. An exploratory factor analysis was performed using the principal components analysis method with varimax rotation. Finally, a confirmatory factor analysis of the proposed theoretical models was performed to select the most appropriate one using the weighted least squares method adjusted for mean and variance (WLSMV) and goodness-of-fit indices. <b>Results</b>: The questionnaire items showed a standard deviation higher than 1 and a negative skewness lower than 0.5. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were higher than 0.8. The item-total correlation coefficient values were above 0.44. The exploratory factor analysis confirmed the presence of four factors, each with three items. Confirmatory factor analysis determined that the four-factor cohesion model was the one that obtained the best fit. <b>Conclusions</b>: The Spanish short version of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) is a valid and reliable instrument for analyzing group cohesion in teams of nursing students undergoing clinical simulation training.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12114496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}