The Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Perceived Professional Preparedness of Senior Nursing Students’ Questionnaire

Abstract

Background: The Perceived Professional Preparedness of Senior Nursing Students’ Questionnaire (PPPNS) is a widely used instrument to assess nursing students' readiness for professional practice. Aim: To adapt the PPPNS into Turkish and perform the validity and reliability analyses of the Turkish version. Methods: The methodological and cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 senior nursing students. Results: The item-total score correlation values ??of the PPPNS scale varied between .54 and .73, and the scale explained 69.388% of the total variance. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, the scale was related to the 14 items and 4-factor structure that make up the scale (p = 0.000), and showed an acceptable fit based on an Root Mean Square Error value of 0.050 and an excellent fit based on an ?2/SD value of 2.794. Cronbach's alpha was found to be 0.885, and the subscale reliability coefficients were in the range of 0.730-0.865. There was a statistically significant, positive, and high correlation between the PPPNS scores and the Work Readiness Scale scores (r = 0.758; p = 0.000). Conclusions: The Turkish PPPNS scale is valid and reliable for measuring perceived professional preparedness in nursing students. © 2025 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing