Construction Of Core Competence Evaluation Index System For Community Nurse

Objective The purpose of this study is to establish a set of index system for the evaluation of community nurses’ core competence, to provide an objective standard for the appointment and evaluation of community nurses and to provide references for the training of community nurses, to improve the management standardization of community nursing.Methods The study initially establishes an index system for the evaluation of community nurses’ core competence on the basis of literature review and interviews. It finally does it by applying Delphi method to screen indicators, adopting Excel2003and SPSS17.0to analyze the data, using Analysis Hierarchy Process to determine the weight of level-1and level-2coefficients. It tests the representativeness and credibility of the Delphi method by calculating indexes such as experts’ positive coefficient, authority coefficient and coordination of experts’ advice.Results①Establishes an index system for the evaluation of community nurses’ core competence, which includes6level-1indexes,22level-2and58level-3indexes. the weight of level-1indexes were ranked in the order of professional practice(0.3184), communication and coordination (0.2527),critical thinking (0.1787), expertise develop-ment (0.1158), legal and ethical judgments (0.0803), management (0.0541).②The positive coefficient of two-rounds experts’ consultation are respectivel-y90%,100%; au thority coefficient is0.85; the level-1and level-2indexes of coordina-tion coefficient a fter two-rounds experts’ consultation are0.292,0.326.Conclusion It establishes the index system for the evaluation of community nurses’ core competence, which provide a reference for the appointment, evaluation of community nurses, and curriculum for community nursing.