Self‐assessment of nursing competencies – validation of the Finnish NCS instrument with Italian nurses

Dellai, Marisa; Mortari, Luigina; Meretoja, Riitta

doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00665.x

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“…Currently, inside healthcare organizations a structured monitoring and differentiation system of competences is absent. However, inside these organizations, there is not a well-structured system of monitoring and differentiation of competence related with the educational background and work experience (Girot, 2000;Dellai et al, 2009).…”

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“…Recently, the concept of competence has become a central part of a much wider and international debate about the development of the nursing profession (Riitta-Liisa Aari et al, 2007;Sholes et al, 2000;Barlett et al,2000;Batalden et al, 2002;McMullan et al, 2005;Palese et al, 2005;Dellai et al, 2009). In Italy, the recent transition from an education based on regional governance to an education provided by universities is leading to an increasing number of graduated nurses.…”

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Development of a Nursing Competency Assessment Tool: A Pilot Study inside the Department of Pediatric Intensive Care

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American Research Journal of Nursing

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Aim: The paper aims to describe the development and test of the Nursing Competencies Assessment Tool (NCAT), an indicator framework thought to support nursing professional development. It is argued that the NCAT application method can represent a worthwhile tool to assess nursing competences on novice, advanced beginner, competent and proficient nurses.Background: Several elements composing nursing competency profile have been examined by many authors. Actually managers needed practical and user-friendly instruments that respected specific characteristic of different settings. Methods:The presented pilot study exploited a mixed methods approach, including: a literature review to create an indicator framework, self-administered questionnaires submitted to expert nurses, consensus meetings to elaborate the integration program and a final control group comparison. NCAT was before tested in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, later we retested NCAT in a pediatric unit with a semi-intensive area.Results: All indicators have been considered pertinent and relevant by expert nurses. Every nurses found the integration plan easy to understand and useful for their work. The control group comparison emphasized the importance in nurses' group opinions. Conclusion:The NCAT implementation method represents a reliable and reproducible tool aimed to evaluate nurses' competence profiles respecting the specific context. Further studies are now needed to evaluate the chance to transfer in a profitable way the emerged indicators in several other adults and pediatrics contexts.

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Development of a Nursing Competency Assessment Tool: A Pilot Study inside the Department of Pediatric Intensive Care

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“…Actualmente, este enfoque no sólo es considerado en la estructura curricular de los programas académicos, sino que también, es visto como un factor esencial para asegurar la calidad, la seguridad y el costo-efectividad de la atención en salud 3 . Sin embargo, aún existen dificultades en su conceptualización y en el desarrollo de una estrategia de evaluación eficaz 4 .…”

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Evaluación de las competencias clínicas en estudiantes de enfermería

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Introducción:Los nuevos modelos apuntan a incluir la autoevaluación como un método que permite a los estudiantes conocer sus progresos y reflexionar en torno a su rendimiento. El objetivo fue evaluar el nivel de cumplimiento y el alcance de las competencias de la asignatura “Cuidado de familia, gestante y recién nacido”. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio de corte transversal, en 41 estudiantes. Se diseñó un instrumento con 19 competencias. Los estudiantes expresaban si las habían alcanzado y en qué nivel, en una escala de 1 a 5. Las notas obtenidas en las rotaciones fueron correlacionadas. Resultados: La competencia Aplica el proceso de enfermería en situaciones de bienestar y riesgo durante el puerperio a la mujer y familia en etapa de crianza, fue alcanzada en 100%, con un nivel de cumplimiento de 3,65 (0,44). La rotación de Alto Riesgo Obstétrico obtuvo un nivel de cumplimiento de 3,82 (IC 95%: 3,63-4,01). No hubo diferencias entre rotaciones (p=0,416) ni en los niveles de cumplimiento (p=0,3180). La correlación de Spearman entre el nivel de cumplimiento del estudiante y las notas otorgadas por el docente fue baja en sala de partos y muy baja alto riesgo obstétrico y puerperio, sin significancia estadística. Discusión: Los resultados de este estudio son una aproximanción de cómo los estudiantes están percibiendo el logro de las competencias y una forma de retroalimentar el proceso de formación. Otros estudios también concuerdan en la importancia del punto de vista del estudiante en el alcance de competencias. Conclusiones: El cumplimiento de las competencias en Proceso de Enfermería para el IV nivel es superior a 3,7.Cómo citar este artículo: Parra DI, Tiga DC, Domínguez CC, Navas J. Evaluación de las competencias clínicas en estudiantes de enfermería. Rev Cuid. 2016; 7(2): 1271-8. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v7i2.322">http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v7i2.322</a>

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“…Cronbach's alpha values for internal consistency have ranged from .72-to .96. [10,14,15,[17][18][19][20][21][27][28][29] In each item of the NCS, nurses assess both the quality and frequency of action. To assess the quality of action nurses use Visual Analogy Scale (VAS) from 0-100.…”

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“…In earlier studies nurse's self-assessed competence has varied according to nurses' age and work experience, education, personal characteristics, clinical context, organization, and care climate and culture. [13,15,[18][19][20][21] There are also differences in managers' competence. [22] Effective and competent managers have an essential impact on nurses' overall work performance and motivation to provide care.…”

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Congruence between nurse managers’ and nurses’ competence assessments: A correlation study

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Background/objective: Nurse managers have an important impact on nurses' competence. However, research on managers' and nurses' competence assessments using the same criteria is scarce. For quality care it is important that these assessments align. This study compared nurses' and their managers' competence assessments. Methods:A cross-sectional, descriptive, comparative correlation design was applied. Participants were 1656 manager-nurse pairs conducting self-assessments and manager assessments respectively in a university hospital in Finland. The Nurse Competence Scale which measures nurses' generic level professional competence was used to collect the data. Means, range, frequencies, and standard deviations, and Mixed Models with Repeated Measures were used in data analysis.Results: Both managers and nurses assessed the competence level as good, but managers assessed the level significantly higher than nurses themselves. However, the overall competence profiles between the groups aligned. Higher competence level and smaller Visual Analogy Scale (VAS) score differences between the groups were related to individualized patient care, and ethically committed and flexible action in care situations. Lower competence level and bigger VAS score differences between groups concerned consultation, guiding, and evaluation activities within care team, developmental tasks, and use of research knowledge.Conclusions: Although the difference between managers' and nurses' competence assessments was significant in favour of managers, there is a strong congruence between the groups concerning core tasks of nursing. Competences with low scores, differences between groups, management's support, and factors influencing competence need further research for planning interventions to enhance competence development. Use of multiple assessment methods is recommended to add validity and reliability of the measurements.

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Self‐assessment of nursing competencies – validation of the Finnish NCS instrument with Italian nurses

Cited by 59 publications

References 29 publications

Development of a Nursing Competency Assessment Tool: A Pilot Study inside the Department of Pediatric Intensive Care

Development of a Nursing Competency Assessment Tool: A Pilot Study inside the Department of Pediatric Intensive Care

Evaluación de las competencias clínicas en estudiantes de enfermería

Congruence between nurse managers’ and nurses’ competence assessments: A correlation study

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