Assessment of professional competence of nurses in emergencies: created and validated instrument

Holanda, Flávia Lilalva de; Marra, Celina Castagnari; Cunha, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0595

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“…Further, as previous studies have demonstrated [ 49 , 76 ], results can be greatly impacted by the level of consensus set and rating scale used [ 48 , 77 ]. Within the emergency nursing literature, consensus thresholds have ranged from 50 % [ 78 ] to 90 % [ 79 ]. Our study used the most common consensus level from previous Delphi studies that had identified survey items as being essential when rated by at least 80 % of the experts [ 1 ].…”

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Applying real-time Delphi methods: development of a pain management survey in emergency nursing

2021

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The modified Delphi technique is widely used to develop consensus on group opinion within health services research. However, digital platforms are offering researchers the capacity to undertake a real-time Delphi, which provides novel opportunities to enhance the process. The aim of this case study is to discuss and reflect on the use of a real-time Delphi method for researchers in emergency nursing and cognate areas of practice. A real-time Delphi method was used to develop a national survey examining knowledge, perceptions and factors influencing pain assessment and management practices among Australian emergency nurses. While designing and completing this real-time Delphi study, a number of areas, emerged that demanded careful consideration and provide guidance to future researchers.

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“…In the Empirical Procedures, the pilot instrument created 10 was tested to define and calculate the sample and the data collection procedures. As the proposed instrument can be used for self-evaluation of staff nurses, independently of their time working in emergency services, and for evaluation by other professionals, the instrument was tested in a university hospital.…”

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“…Then, evidence of validity was verified through the Delphi Technique based on the content of the IQs by nurseswho were experts in the theme, with 90% agreement and 98.61 of the Content Validity Index 9 . These 56 IQs were separated into 81 unique actions, composing the Pilot Instrument 10 .…”

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Evidence of validity of the Competence Scale of Actions of Nurses in Emergencies

Holanda

Marra

Cunha

2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to evaluate the validity of the Competence Scale of Actions of Nurses in Emergencies based on internal structure, internal consistency, and external criteria. Methods: methodological study to verify new evidence of validity of the Scale, with contents previously validated. The Scale has 81 measurable actions at five levels of competence and can be applied both for self- and/or hetero-evaluation. Results: one hundred and forty seven nursing assistants and 41 managers from the five regions of Brazil participated in the study. They were linked to mobile prehospital emergency service, fixed prehospital emergency service, or hospital emergencies. Dimensionality was evidenced by exploratory factorial analysis of the 81 items, pointing out seven factors that explained 66.5% of the total data variance. Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.98. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin 0.988 indicated that the correlations between the items were significant. In the external criterion, Pearson’s correlations between hetero-evaluation competence scores and the manager’s subjective classification were significant (p < 0.001), as well as differences in the means of these competencies by criterion group. In addition, scores by characteristics were evaluated to detect statistically different means. Conclusion: through the adopted Statistical Procedures, with multi-methods and multi-informants, different psychometric properties were analyzed. A summary of evidence was generated showing that the Scale is valid and reliable.

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“…In this perspective, managers should be concerned with the assessment of the professionals’ performance through instruments that evaluate their competences for the working praxis. Thus, having an instrument that identifies existing competences and those that need to be acquired becomes significant for distinguishing the singularity of actions for a professional practice which is safe, humane and with no risk to the client, the nurse or the institution 3 .…”

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“…In this context, a study pointed out the need to build a specific instrument capable of verifying the professional competence of nurses working in emergencies, anchored in the profile of the professional, the client, the institution and the Brazilian public policy for the care in this area, according to a proper methodology 3 .…”

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Avaliação de desempenho por competências em enfermeiros hospitalares

Soares

Leal

Resck

et al. 2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective to evaluate the frequencies attributed to the professional competences of hospital nurses, discussing the ones that obtained higher and lower frequencies.Method descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study with 45 nurses of a hospital of high complexity in the interior of São Paulo state. The study used the Competences Evaluation Questionnaire, translated and validated in Brazil, composed of 27 items in five domains: professionalism, communication, management, nursing process and problem solving. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results it was found that 80% of the participants were female and 20% were male. The age ranged between 25 and 63 years, with an average of 40.02 years, and the average length of professional experience was 13.39 years. The competences “Communication with the hospital’s administrative staff” and “Participation in scientific research and / or application of results” had the lowest frequencies, while “Commitment to punctuality and workload” and “Commitment to the ethical principles of the profession” were evaluated with the highest frequencies.Conclusion evaluating the performance by competences becomes essential for managers and training centers, since it contributes to the identification of gaps in knowledge, skills and attitudes of professionals, by promoting the elaboration and implementation of strategies for their development.

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Assessment of professional competence of nurses in emergencies: created and validated instrument

Abstract: We created a new soft-hard technology based on the validity evidence of contents according to experts of the five regions of Brazil.

Cited by 14 publications

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Applying real-time Delphi methods: development of a pain management survey in emergency nursing

Applying real-time Delphi methods: development of a pain management survey in emergency nursing

Evidence of validity of the Competence Scale of Actions of Nurses in Emergencies

Avaliação de desempenho por competências em enfermeiros hospitalares

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