Construction of an evaluation index system for the core competence of chemotherapy specialist nurses / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To construct an evaluation index system for the core competence of tumor chemotherapy specialist nurses in China and to provide standards for training of tumor chemotherapy specialist nurses.Methods Through literature research and expert meeting,the first draft of index system was established,and consultation questionnaire was compiled.Two rounds of consultation were conducted with 23 experts in China using Delphi method.AHP method was used to determine the weights of indicators at all levels.Results The effective rates of 2 rounds of expert consultation were 100％ and 73.91％,respectively.In the 2 rounds of consultation,the expert authority coefficients were 0.855 and 0.867,respectively.The coordination coefficient of first and second level indexes and expert opinions were 0.693 and 0.371 (P＜0.001),respectively.The final evaluation index system for the core competence of tumor chemotherapy specialist nurses included 5 first-level indexes (positive professional attitude,sufficient clinical practice ability,strong educational counseling ability,basic clinical research and evidencebased practice ability,and basic management ability),16 second-level indexes,and 59 third-level indexes.Conclusion The evaluation index system for chemotherapy specialist nurses based on core competence determined by expert consultation is scientific and reasonable,and can provide a powerful basis for training qualified chemotherapy specialist nurses.