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After pilot testing, a cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling was conducted among 324 clinical nurses from two tertiary general hospitals in Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality, China. Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and assessments of reliability and validity were performed to examine the psychometric properties of the questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The final questionnaire comprised 48 items across three dimensions: knowledge, attitude, and practice. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a cumulative variance contribution of 58.314%. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated satisfactory model fit (\u03c7\u00b2\/df\u2009=\u20091.489, GFI\u2009=\u20090.912, AGFI\u2009=\u20090.932, CFI\u2009=\u20090.948, and RMSEA\u2009=\u20090.055). The scale-level content validity index (S-CVI) was 0.93. The overall Cronbach\u2019s alpha coefficient was 0.933, and both split-half reliability and test\u2013retest reliability coefficients exceeded 0.80.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The questionnaire demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties, with acceptable reliability and validity. 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