HA-MNCS: Core Competency Scale for Military Nurses in High-Altitude Rescue

HA-MNCS is a 36-item psychometric scale developed by Shijie Fang to assess the core competency of military nurses for high-altitude extreme environment rescue. The scale, last updated in April 2026, was validated using questionnaire data from 220 nurses in China. It consists of four dimensions: theoretical knowledge, professional skill, comprehensive ability, and personal trait.

Use Cases

• Assessing training needs for military medical personnel based on the four competency dimensions.
• Evaluating the reliability and validity of psychometric instruments based on the reported Cronbach's α and factor analysis results.
• Benchmarking performance in high-altitude casualty care based on the scale's theoretical knowledge and professional skill items.
• Informing curriculum design for specialized nursing programs based on the identified core competencies.

Strengths

• Scale demonstrates high reliability with a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.948 and test-retest reliability of 0.962.
• Good construct validity reported with a scale-content validity index (S-CVI) of 0.978 and confirmatory factor analysis fit indices meeting thresholds.
• The final scale is a defined instrument with 36 items organized into four clearly named dimensions.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the sample of 220 nurses from two hospitals in China.

Provenance

Source

Shijie Fang via figshare.

Collection Method

Constructed via literature review and semi-structured interviews, refined through expert consultation and pilot survey, and validated using convenience sampling of 220 nurses.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 13 04:35:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data collection involved nurses from two hospitals in China.