The Vietnamese Version of the Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire: Translation and Psychometric Evaluation
Abstract Background: Many instruments measure critical thinking ability in nursing education. The Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire (N-CT-4 Practice) is a new tool to measure the level of critical thinking ability of nurses in a clinical setting. However, no study has evaluated the psychometric properties of the N-CT-4 Practice in Vietnam. Therefore, this study translated and evaluated the validity and reliability of the Vietnamese version of the Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire (N-CT-4 Practice (V-v)).Results: The N-CT-4 Practice (V-v) questionnaire retained the meaning of the original English version and was clear, explicit and easy for nurses to understand. The item content validity index of the N-CT-4 Practice (V-v) was 1.0. The Cronbach’s alpha for the overall scales was .98. The intraclass correlation coefficient was .81. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that this Vietnamese version fit the proposed model.Conclusions: The findings suggested that the N-CT-4 Practice (V-v) has acceptable reliability and validity for Vietnamese nurses in a clinical setting. Nurse managers and educators can use the N-CT-4 Practice (V-v) to measure the level of critical thinking ability of Vietnamese clinical nurses and make international comparisons possible.