Table 1.
Results: assessment of reflective measurement and composite models.
| Construct | Type | Items | Loadings/Weights | CR | AVE | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing participation in hospital affairs | Reflective | HA2 | 0.671 | 0.909 | 0.557 | 3.16 | 0.44 |
| HA3 | 0.780 | ||||||
| HA4 | 0.823 | ||||||
| HA5 | 0.834 | ||||||
| HA6 | 0.791 | ||||||
| HA7 | 0.778 | ||||||
| HA8 | 0.659 | ||||||
| HA9 | 0.601 | ||||||
| Nursing foundations for quality of care | Reflective | FQ3 | 0.773 | 0.907 | 0.619 | 3.28 | 0.41 |
| FQ4 | 0.796 | ||||||
| FQ5 | 0.786 | ||||||
| FQ7 | 0.714 | ||||||
| FQ8 | 0.831 | ||||||
| FQ9 | 0.816 | ||||||
| Nursing manager ability, leadership, and support of nurses | Reflective | NM1 | 0.825 | 0.886 | 0.661 | 3.19 | 0.48 |
| NM2 | 0.833 | ||||||
| NM3 | 0.766 | ||||||
| NM4 | 0.827 | ||||||
| Staffing and resource adequacy | Reflective | SR1 | 0.844 | 0.919 | 0.739 | 2.96 | 0.69 |
| SR2 | 0.875 | ||||||
| SR3 | 0.865 | ||||||
| SR4 | 0.854 | ||||||
| Nurse–physician relationship | Reflective | NR1 | 0.911 | 0.954 | 0.874 | 3.31 | 0.57 |
| NR2 | 0.948 | ||||||
| NR3 | 0.945 | ||||||
| Assurance of human presence | Reflective | ASSU1 | 0.650 | 0.926 | 0.610 | ||
| ASSU2 | 0.750 | ||||||
| ASSU3 | 0.756 | ||||||
| ASSU4 | 0.821 | ||||||
| ASSU5 | 0.848 | ||||||
| ASSU6 | 0.863 | ||||||
| ASSU7 | 0.735 | ||||||
| ASSU8 | 0.806 | ||||||
| Knowledge and skill | Reflective | KAS1 | 0.677 | 0.900 | 0.695 | ||
| KAS2 | 0.867 | ||||||
| KAS3 | 0.905 | ||||||
| KAS4 | 0.867 | ||||||
| Respectful deference to the other | Reflective | RESPECT1 | 0.882 | 0.869 | 0.769 | ||
| RESPECT2 | 0.872 | ||||||
| Positive connectedness | Reflective | CONNECT2 | 0.869 | 0.880 | 0.786 | ||
| CONNECT3 | 0.904 | ||||||
| CI_BC0.95 | VIF | ||||||
| Caring behavior | Composite | ASSU | 0.413 | [0.293, 0.525] | 2.622 | 5.23 | 0.64 |
| CON | 0.295 | [0.179, 0.399] | 2.444 | ||||
| KAS | 0.218 | [0.105, 0.332] | 2.235 | ||||
| RES | 0.234 | [0.138, 0.333] | 1.816 |
CR, composite reliability; AVE, average variance extracted; VIF, variance inflation factor; ASSU, assurance of human presence; NR, nurse–physician relationship; CON, positive connectedness; KAS, knowledge and skill; FQ, nursing foundations for quality of care; NM, nursing manager ability, leadership, and support of nurses; HA, nursing participation in hospital affairs; RES, respectful deference to the other; SR, staffing and resource adequacy.