Yañez MR, Avila JA, Bermudez MI, De Miguel I, Bellver V, Guilabert M, Mira JJ. [Delphi study to identify the management skills of nursing executives].
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015;
31:113-21. [PMID:
26597344 DOI:
10.1016/j.cali.2015.08.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine and update the skills map for the position of Nurse Administrator in hospitals and Primary Care.
METHOD
An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study based on a Delphi technique was conducted in hospital and Primary Care settings. Two nominal groups with 15 nurses each were used to define the contents of the questionnaire 0 in the Delphi technique. All nurses registered in the professional associations of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia were invited to participate. The results of the Delphi study was submitted to factor analysis to identify the set of skills and, subsequently, compare them with the offer of post-graduate course in colleges and universities during the 2014-15 academic year.
RESULTS
Forty-five competences were extracted during the Nominal groups. In total, 705 nurses replied to the first wave in the Delphi Technique, and 394 in the second (response rate of 56%). Factorial analysis grouped the skills chosen into 10 factors: managing people, conflict management, independent learning, ethics, emotional balance, commitment, self-discipline, continuous improvement, critical-thinking, and innovation. Four skills groups identified in this study (emotional balancing, commitment, self-discipline and courage) were not usually included in the post-graduate courses
CONCLUSIONS
The nurse administrator skills should be related to relational and ethical behaviour. The training offer of the post-graduate courses must be reoriented.
Collapse