Table 4 The results of exploratory factor analysis for nurses

Clinical care

1- I know how to perform care measures (for example, intravenous injection, dressing, etc.).

0.760

0.330

0.057

0.227

2- I know how to work with specialized equipment (for example, infusion pumps, monitors, etc.).

0.710

0.333

0.198

0.052

3- I know how to check the effect of prescription drugs for the patient (for example, nausea, pain, constipation, anxiety, etc.).

0.649

0.494

0.212

0.246

Relational care

4- I know how to teach the patient how to prevent and eliminate the side effects of drugs or treatment methods.

0.327

0.833

0.164

0.155

5- I know what to do in situations where I have to act quickly.

0.240

0.59

0.152

0.263

6- I know how I should help the person in care activities they are not able to do on their own.

0.249

0.669

0.168

0.273

7- I know how to show my ability and skill in interacting with the patient.

0.147

0.761

0.222

0.219

8- I know how to closely examine the health status of the patient.

0.192

0.722

0.222

0.261

9- I know how to give the patient the opportunity to practice self-care.

0.262

0.619

0.286

0.221

Humanistic care

10- I know how to help the client to be more careful about their health.

0.200

0.192

0.609

0.140

11- I know how to help the client discover what is important in their life related to health.

0.056

0.235

0.722

0.145

12- I know how to help the client to choose what they want their relatives to bring them.

0.099

0.006

0.724

0.016

13- I know how to help the client to discover the meaning they have given to their health condition.

0.134

0.124

0.732

0.002

14- I know how to help the client to identify how to reduce their problems.

0.053

0.147

0.680

0.206

15- I know how to help the client to look at issues from other angles.

-0.20

0.175

0.754

0.063

16- I know how to identify the consequences of the client’s behavior together with them.

0.034

0.186

0.658

0.249

Comforting care

17- I know how to consider the client as a complete person and show that I care and am interested in solving their health problem.

-0.019

0.367

0.407

0.424

18- I know how to encourage the client to be hopeful whenever possible.

0.024

0.422

0.368

0.506

19- I care about the patient’s efforts in self-care and recovery.

-0.032

0.263

0.265

0.672

20- I accept others as they are.

-0.036

0.0155

0.199

0.687

21- I know how to respect the client’s privacy (for example, not expose them to others for no reason).

0.343

0.136

0.035

0.600

22- I know how to consider the client’s basic needs (for example, sleeping, hygiene, etc.).

0.316

0.308

0.066

0.598

23- I know how to carry out treatment measures and prescribe drugs according to the planned schedule.

0.375

0.215

-0.009

0.746

Expressed cumulative variance

0.100

0.292

0.475

0.615