• Carolina Domingues Hirsch, Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Jamila Geri Tomaschewski Barlem, Graziele de Lima Dalmolin, Liliane Alves Pereira, and Amanda Guimarães Ferreira.
• Doctoral Student, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
• Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2016 Aug 29; 24: e2776.

Objectiveto cross-culturally adapt and validate the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) for use with nursing students in the Brazilian context.Methodthis was a quantitative exploratory and descriptive study using a cross-sectional design conducted with 123 undergraduate nursing students studying at a public university in the south of Brazil. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to international guidelines. Validation for use in a Brazilian context was performed using factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha.Resultsbased on the expert committee assessment and pre-test, face and content validity were considered satisfactory. Factor analysis resulted in three constructs: curriculum and teaching; professional social interaction, and learning environment. The internal consistency of the instrument was satisfactory: the value of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.93 for the instrument as a whole, and between 0.88 and 0.89 for the constructs.Conclusionthe Brazilian version of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale was shown to be reliable and validated for the evaluation of student satisfaction with undergraduate nursing programs, considering the aspects teaching activities, curriculum, professional social interaction, and learning environment.

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