Construction of a basic competency framework for advanced practice nurses / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To construct a basic competency framework for advanced practice nurses.Methods A primary index system was formed through literature review and expert consultation,the weight of each index was determined by hierarchy analysis.Results The expert authority coefficient was 0.857,Cronbrach alpha of the total system was 0.937.The index system consisted of 5 first-level items,11 second-level items and 46 third-level items.Conclusions The 62-item competency framework for APN is reliable and valid,which can provide quantified standards for selecting,training and evaluating advanced practice nurses.