ABSTRACT
Objective:To construct competency index of nurses in public health emergencies based on iceberg mode.Methods:Based on the analysis of the work of public emergencies in the past five years, the deficiencies were summarized, and the competence index of nursing staff in public health emergencies was preliminarily formulated with the Iceberg Model as the theoretical framework and the literature review. The Delphi expert consultation method was used to select 15 experts from 7 Class Ⅲ Grade A general hospitals and Class Ⅲ Grade A specialized hospitals in Jiangsu Province who met the standards of admission and discharge from January to June 2020 for two rounds of consultation, and the competency index was finally formed.Results:The competency index of nursing staff in public health emergencies included 5 first-level indicators and 27 second-level indicators. The authority coefficient of experts on the first-level index and second-level index were 0.84 and 0.81. The coordination coefficients were 0.68 and 0.72, respectively. The differences were statistically significant( χ2 values were 73.22, 95.30, P<0.01). Conclusions:The competency index of nurses in public health emergencies in this study is highly reliable and scientific, and can provide reference for the reserve, training and assessment of nurses in public health emergencies.