The construction of evaluation index system on core competence of respiratory therapist nurses
SHEN Yuqi
WEN Dan
LIANG Zhenghua
WANG Zhen
WANG Simei
XU Jinlong
YANG Xiuru
WAN Li
Abstract：Objective To establish a core competence evaluation index system for respiratory therapist nurses and provide reference for their training,management and assessment.Methods By referring to the requirements of the relevant higher education syllabus on the major,combining teaching materials,expert consensus and guidelines,group standards,literature and other materials,through semi-structured inter-views,on-the-job observation and group discussion,the core competence evaluation index system framework of respiratory therapist nurses was preliminary developed and the expert letter questionnaire was prepared.The Delphi method was used to conduct two rounds of correspon-dence consultation with 15 experts from 11 Grade A general hospitals in China.Results The effective recovery rates of the two rounds of ex-pert letter inquiry forms were 100%,and the authority coefficients of the experts were 0.947 and 0.957 respectively.In the index system of the second round of expert correspondence consultation,the Kendall coordination coefficients of primary,secondary and tertiary indexes were 0.539,0.443 and 0.216 respectively(all P＜0.001).Finally,the evaluation index system of respiratory therapist nurses'core competence in-cluded 4 first-level indexes,10 second-level indexes and 49 third-level indexes.Conclusion The core competence evaluation index system for specialized respiratory therapy nurses,which has been constructed,is practical and scientific.It can provide a reference basis for the training programs and assessment standards for specialized respiratory therapist nurses in China in the future.
Keywords：respiratory carespecialist nursecore competenceDelphi method
Publication Date：2024-12-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1091-1095 )