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PURPOSE: To identify competencies needed by nurse leaders in public health programs. DESIGN: Five-round national Delphi. SAMPLE: Convenience sample of members of major public health nursing associations and nurse and non-nurse public health leaders in the USA. METHODS: Mailed survey in 1994-1995 using a modified snowball technique based on a modification of the Pew Foundation health professions' competencies for Round 1. Four additional rounds produced consensus. FINDINGS: Initially, 62 competencies were identified. Factor analysis resulted in four factors: political competencies, business acumen, program leadership, and management capabilities; 57 competencies were clustered in the four groupings and accounted for 91.4% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS: Graduate schools in nursing and public health must prepare students with broad-based competencies from a variety of disciplines. Findings of this national survey provide a database for curriculum development and evaluation of programs to prepare nurse leaders for roles in public health-based delivery systems.
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Liderança , Enfermeiros Administradores/normas , Competência Profissional , Administração em Saúde Pública , Enfermagem em Saúde Pública/normas , Currículo , Técnica Delphi , Análise Fatorial , Humanos , Enfermeiros Administradores/educação , Enfermagem em Saúde Pública/educação , Estados UnidosRESUMO
An exploratory study of 57 elderly patients discharged from home health agencies sought to identify how they and their caregivers were prepared for discharge and how they were managing. Data were collected from the home care records and post-discharge interviews with patients and caregivers. Results indicate little evidence of formal discharge planning. However, home care records appear to underreport what home care staff do. On follow-up, over half of the patients had improvement in their health, two-thirds were independent in activities of daily living, and few patients had need of formal services.
