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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measuring tool in order to determine nurses’ attitudes towards employment of foreign nurses. METHODS: Sample of this methodological study consisted of 339 nurses. Content validity of the scale was evaluated via Lawshe’s content validity technique. The stability of the scale was demonstrated via test-retest. Item total score correlation analyses were run to evaluate reliability. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine factor structure and finally Cronbach’s alpha coefficient values were used for internal-consistency analysis. RESULTS: According to analyses the scale was developed with 25 items in 4 factors which item total correlations were found between 0.530-0.798, factor loadings were found between 0.489-0.861 and internal consistency values were found between 0.848-0.960. CONCLUSION: The Attitudes towards Employment of Foreign Nurses Scale was found to be a valid and reliable data collection tool.

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