Measuring Advanced Practice in Health Visiting: Development and Psychometric Testing of the Health Visiting Advanced Practice Scale in Public Health Nursing.

Key Points

• The aim is to develop and test a scale that measures advanced practices in health visiting.
• Developed a Health Visiting Advanced Practice Scale.
• Conducted psychometric testing to assess the scale's validity and reliability.
• Followed STROBE guidelines for cross-sectional studies.
• Confirmed the scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring advanced practice.
• Identified key areas of advanced practice within health visiting.