Abstract：
The public\'s perception of the nursing image deeply influences nurses\' work and professional development. However, the Taiwanese public\'s perception of nursing remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of a Chinese version of the Nursing Image Scale (NIS) in Taiwan. This was a psychometric study using a cross-sectional survey. Participants were recruited via the snowball sampling method through the online community software LINE from August 1 to 13, 2019. After data collection, the construction and validation of the NIS to measure public opinion were assessed, including content validity, corrected item-total correlation, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and reliability. A total of 1331 valid responses were included in the analysis. After EFA analysis, the 20 scale items were divided across the four domains of prudence and care, innovation and cooperation, efficiency and division, and professionalism and respect. The NIS (Chinese version) was valid and reliable for measuring public opinion and may be used to examine changes in public perceptions of nursing.
摘要：
公众对护理形象的感知深刻影响着护士的工作和专业发展。然而,台湾公众对护理的看法仍不清楚。本研究旨在确定台湾中文版护理形象量表（NIS）的有效性和可靠性。这是一项使用横断面调查的心理测量学研究。参与者于2019年8月1日至13日通过在线社区软件LINE通过滚雪球抽样方法招募。收集数据后,评估了衡量公众舆论的NIS的构建和验证，包括内容有效性，校正的项目-总相关性，探索性因子分析(EFA)和可靠性。总共1331个有效应答被包括在分析中。经过全民教育分析，这20个量表项目分为审慎和谨慎四个领域，创新与合作,效率和分工，专业精神和尊重。NIS（中文版）对于衡量公众舆论是有效且可靠的，可用于检查公众对护理的看法的变化。
