Empowering Nurse Health Education: Linguistic and Cultural Validation of the Nurse Health Education Competence Instrument (NHECI) in the Italian Context
Ippolito Notarnicola,
Blerina Duka,
Marzia Lommi,
Emanuela Prendi,
Elena Cristofori,
Tiziana Mele,
Dhurata Ivziku,
Gennaro Rocco,
Alessandro Stievano
Affiliations
Ippolito Notarnicola
Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, OPI, 00146 Rome, Italy
Blerina Duka
Faculty of Medicine, University “Our Lady of the Good Counsel”, 1001 Tirana, Albania
Marzia Lommi
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Emanuela Prendi
Faculty of Medicine, University “Our Lady of the Good Counsel”, 1001 Tirana, Albania
Elena Cristofori
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Tiziana Mele
Regional Health Emergency Company 118, 00149 Roma, Italy
Dhurata Ivziku
Department of Health Professions, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy
Gennaro Rocco
Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, OPI, 00146 Rome, Italy
Alessandro Stievano
Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, OPI, 00146 Rome, Italy
Background: Nurses worldwide are acknowledged for their role in health education across various settings. However, doubts often arise regarding their competence in this domain. This study aims to validate the Nurse Health Education Competence Instrument (NHECI) linguistically and culturally in the Italian context. Methods: Following Beaton et al.’s (2000) guidelines, we conducted cross-cultural adaptation to develop the Italian version of the questionnaire. Results: The Italian version demonstrates a good internal consistency and stability, making it suitable for assessing nursing students during clinical internships and practicing nurses. The availability of Italian tools promotes healthcare research, ensuring patient-centric care. Conclusions: The validity and reliability of the Italian version of the instrument for assessing health education competencies, essential for self-assessment among health education nurses, are established.