Abstract:

Objective: To develop a scale to determine nurses’ attitudes toward productivity based on employee productivity as there was no study found determining nurses’ attitudes and behaviors relatedto productivity in the nurses’ working environment. Method: The study design was methodological.The sample consisted of nurses working at sevenhospitals in Istanbul. The research was conducted in two stages. In the first stage, in order tocreate a pool of items for “Attitude Scale on Productivity”, in-depth interviews were conductedwith 21 nurses using a form created with the support of the literature and consisting of questionsabout how the nurses describe productivity, theiropinions on productivity and unproductivity, andwhat their ideas were about issues such as factorsaffecting the their view. In the second stage, for validity and reliability, 600 nurses were included in the sample based on 10 times of the number of topics on the scale, and 54 nurses were included in the test-retest analysis sample. The data were collected after obtaining approval from the ethical committee and official approvals from relevant hospital administrations. The data were analyzed by Kendal’s W Coefficient of Concordance Analysis, Paired t test, Pearson’s Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient using SPSS Version 17. Results: A 58-item scale was drafted based on indepth interviews with 21 nurses and information from the literature. For the validity of the content, 15 experts were consulted and Kendall’s W analysis was suitable. Next, a pilot group of 20 people was used to determine whether the scale was understandable. While the test-retest analysis showed a positive and highly statistically significant relationship, the t-test results of the dependent groups showed no significant differences between the two measurements. The item-total score correlations were examined and 15 items under 0.30 were eliminated. As a result of factor analysis, 4 items at a factor load below 0.40 were eliminated, and the total number of items was reduced to 39. Exploratory analysis showed that 5 sub-groups emerged. Total Cronbach’s alpha coefficient in the scale was 0.88. In the sub-groups, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.81 for dedication to job, 0.76 for working conditions, 0.76 for demands of job, 0.73 for teamwork, and 0.64 for awarding. Conclusion: The study determined that the “Attitude Scale on Productivity” was valid and reliable.

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