Construction of core competency evaluation system for health management specialist nurses in medical checkup centers

ObjectiveTo construct a core competency evaluation index system for health management specialist nurses in medical examination centers，and to provide a basis for training and developing health management specialist nurses in medical examination centers in accordance with China's national conditions.MethodsThrough literature review and semi-structured interviews，we initially established a framework of core competency evaluation indicators for health management specialist nurses in health screening centers and developed an expert correspondence questionnaire.The Delphi expert consultation method was used to conduct 2 rounds of correspondence with 17 experts nationwide，and the hierarchical analysis method was applied to determine the weights of the indicators.ResultsThe effective recall rates of the questionnaires for the 2 rounds of expert consultation were 100.00% and 94.12%，respectively； the rates of expert opinions expressed were 76.47% and 56.25%，respectively，with expert authority coefficients of 0.93 and Kendall harmony coefficients of 0.156⁃0.168 and 0.137⁃0.182，respectively（both P<0.05）.The final core competency evaluation indexes of health management specialist nurses in medical checkup centers include 6 primary indicators（basic nursing service ability，health management practice ability，professional development ability，comprehensive knowledge ability，communication and teamwork ability，and professional attitude），21 secondary indicators，and 70 tertiary indicators.ConclusionThe core competency evaluation index system of health management specialist nurses is scientific，reliable，universal，comprehensive and practical，which provides a reference for the selection and training of high⁃quality health management nursing talents in China in the future，and also provides a basis for health management institutions to develop rotation training programs and assessment standards for health management specialist nurses.