Psychometric validation of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised Short Form.

Aim: To develop a parsimonious, shortened version of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised for perioperative nurses to complete as part of their specialty training while retaining good psychometric properties.

Design: A longitudinal online survey was adopted.

Methods: A national sample of perioperative nurses from Australia completed an online survey at two different time points 6 months apart between February and October 2021.