Selecting examinable nursing core competencies: a Delphi project

Lock, Linette

doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00886.x

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“…The inclusion criteria for experts were: (a) bachelor’s degree or above, (b) senior professional titles, (c) worked for more than 10 years in areas of maternity, NICU, or nursing management, and (d) rich professional knowledge. There is no exact rule for sample size in Delphi study [10,11]; Lock [12] suggested expert panel sizes ranging from 12 to 110. We selected 40 experts who were the nursing directors, NICU medical experts, and nursing specialists in maternity and NICU, respectively, in 4 hospitals in Shandong Province, China.…”

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Breastfeeding Evaluation Indicators System is a Promising Evaluation Tool for Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)

Sun

Lin

et al. 2016

Med Sci Monit

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BackgroundBreast feeding can enhance preterm infants’ neurodevelopmental outcome, regulate immune function development. This study aims to develop breastfeeding evaluation indicators system in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and to provide theoretical basis for all-round evaluation of breast feeding quality for hospitalized preterm infants.Material/MethodsThis study was performed based on Avedis Donabedian’s theory of medical care quality. Preterm infant breast feeding evaluation indicators system frame was initially formed by using literature review, clinical on-spot observation and expert consultation methods. By using specialists meeting method and Delphi method, evaluation indicators system for preterm infants breastfeeding was verified and established. Breastfeeding evaluation indicators system were performed in NICU of hospitals in Binzhou and Shanghai. Feasibility and usability of indicators system were examined.ResultsBreastfeeding evaluation indicators system for preterm infants comprise 3 levels, including level 1 (3 indicators), level 2 (7 indicators), and level 3 (18 indicators). Recognition rates of importance for level 2 and 3 range from 94.4% to 100.0% and 80.6% to 100.0%, respectively. Mean of Likert rating for level 2 and 3 range from 3.31 to 3.89 and 3.03 to 3.97, which are all higher than the average value of 2.50. Kendall’s coefficient and its significance test showed that consistency of experts’ opinion for indicators’ importance is high (P<0.001). This strategy of combining qualitative and quantitative methods could be used in overall evaluation of the breastfeeding quality in NICUs.ConclusionsIndicators system is feasible and is a promising evaluation tool for continuously improving breastfeeding quality for preterm infants in NICUs.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breastfeeding Evaluation Indicators System is a Promising Evaluation Tool for Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)

Sun

Lin

et al. 2016

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“…The majority ruling or a median score as an outcome of the process may be personalized for each study (Humphrey-Murto et al, 2017). Lock (2011) added that the technique should be modified to fit the specific needs of the study especially after multiple iterations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Rediscovering the Delphi Technique: A Review of the Literature

Staykova

2019

ASSRJ

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The popularity of the Delphi technique as a research method has declined in the last decades. A review of the literature focusing on the technique presents a new and different opportunity for rediscovering the benefits of this type of research. Few recent studies have examined the process, compared the validity and reliability, and identified the appropriate sample size for the technique. In this paper, the author will include a review of the literature to discuss the pros and cons of using the Delphi technique in research related to sensitive topics including the competencies of nurse educators in curriculum.

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“…Expert consensus is the most commonly used method for the development of competency standards in health care (Powell, ). The most commonly used formal consensus method in health care is the Delphi method (Byrne, Boon, Austin, Jurgens, & Raman‐Wilms, ; Jorm, ; Lock, ; Vernon, ; Witt & de Almeida, ). This method involves a panel of experts privately rating written statements.…”

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“…The most commonly used formal consensus method in health care is the Delphi method (Byrne, Boon, Austin, Jurgens, & Raman-Wilms, 2010;Jorm, 2015;Lock, 2011;Vernon, 2009;Witt & de Almeida, 2008). This method involves a panel of experts privately rating written statements.…”

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confidence: 99%