Abstract

Introduction: Communication is an important competence for nursing students. Despite its relevance, there are no valid and reliable instruments available to measure this competence in Chilean nursing students in simulated contexts. The aim of this research was to design and evaluate the psychometric properties of the CSASP. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in two stages: instrument construction and assessment of the psychometric properties of the scale. In the first stage, we conducted a literature review of English and Spanish-language articles on the CINHAL, PubMed, and ProQuest databases. In the second stage, we evaluated the face and content validity with simulated patients and experts. Then, the instrument was applied to 183 senior nursing students at a private university in Santiago de Chile. Construct validity was performed by exploratory factor analysis, homogeneity by Cronbach's Alpha, and Inter-rater reliability analysis with an intraclass correlation coefficient. Conclusion: The CSASP is valid and reliable for measuring communication skills in nursing students in the context of clinical simulation. © 2024 The Authors