Construction of An Index System of Core Competence Assessment For Infectious Disease Specialist Nurse: A Delphi Study

Aim and objective: To establish an index system for the evaluation of infectious disease specialist nurse core competence.Background: An index system for the evaluation of infectious disease specialist nurse core competence has not been established.Design: A two-round Delphi survey sought opinions from experts about the index system for the evaluation of infectious disease specialist nurse core competence.Methods: Based on the methods of literature retrieval, theoretical analysis and qualitative research, the draft of core competence evaluation index system of infectious disease specialist nurses was constructed. A Delphi survey was used for the study of 30 infectious disease experts from 8 provinces and cities around China. A modified recommendation for the Conducting and Reporting of Delphi studies (CREDES) was used to guide this study. A STROBE checklist was used.Results: The evaluation index system of core competence of diseases specialist nurses is composed of 6 primary indicators which includes Nursing Abilities for infectious diseases, Infection Prevention and Control Capabilities, Capabilities in Response to Infectious Disease, Professional Development Capabilities, Communication and Management Capabilities and Professionalism and Humanistic Accomplishment, 16 secondary indicators and 47 tertiary indicators. The authority coefficient, judgment coefficient and familiarity degree of Delphi experts were 0.923, 0.933 and 0.913 respectively.Conclusions: The evaluation index system of core competence of diseases specialist nurses is scientific and reliable. It can be reference for future training and assessment of infectious disease specialist nurses.Relevance to clinical practice: Infectious disease specialist nurses are the main force for infectious disease nursing. Their core competence is related to the quality of infectious disease nursing and treatment. The core competence of the nurses is important for identification of training strategies and can be regarded as reference for nurse assessment and promotion. The construction of the index system is based on the consensus of infectious disease experts, which is helpful to standardize the training strategies and selection standards of infectious disease specialist nurses in the future and meet the needs of clinical infectious disease nursing.

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