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Development of a Nursing Competency Scale according to a Clinical Ladder System for Intensive Care Nurses

Ji Eun Park1, So Sun Kim2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2013;19(4):501-512.
Published online: September 30, 2013

1Department of Nursing, Masan University · Graduate School, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Korea.

2College of Nursing · The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Park, Ji Eun. Department of Nursing, Masan University, 2640 Hammadae-ro, Naesue-up, MasanHoiwon-gu, Changwon 630-729, Korea. Tel: +82-55-230-1267, Fax: +82-,55-230-1441, jieun986@masan.ac.kr
• Received: June 18, 2013   • Revised: July 5, 2013   • Accepted: July 25, 2013

Copyright © 2013 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    This study was done to develop a nursing competency scale according to a clinical ladder system for intensive care nurses.
  • Methods
    Index of content validation was done by 20 clinical experts and 80 nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
  • Results
    The process and results of study are as follows. First, 12 nursing competencies were used in the establishment of the clinical ladder system (Jang, 2000). Second, the first draft of the competency lists was developed. It was based on the clinical nurses' behavioral indicators of nursing competency by Jang (2000), and was modified and supplemented through various literature reviews including competency standards for specialist intensive care nurses in Australia and consultation with 2 clinical nurses with over 10 years experience in the ICU. Third, the draft was examined by 20 clinical experts for content validity. Finally, the final draft was analysed using clinical validity where 20 nurses in each ladder participated. The final number of items was fixed at 309.
  • Conclusion
    The tool represents expected nursing competency of nurses working in ICU. Intensive care nurses can recognize their strengths and weaknesses, and identify directions for their professional growth by analysing results of their competency evaluation using this tool.
  • Key Words: Intensive care nurse; Clinical ladder; Nursing competency

This article is an addition based on the first author's master's thesis from Yonsei University.

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Nursing competency of intensive care nurses.
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Table 1
Nursing Competency Scale for Intensive Care Nurses
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