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National Delphi Study to Determine Competencies for Nursing Leadership in Public Health
Author(s) -
Misener Terry R.,
Alexander Judith W.,
Blaha Arlene J.,
Clarke Pamela N.,
Cover Catherine M.,
Felton Gwen M.,
Fuller Sara G.,
Herman Joanne,
Rodes Margaret M.,
Sharp Harry F.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1997.tb01139.x
Subject(s) - delphi method , nursing , public health , snowball sampling , curriculum , delphi , sample (material) , medical education , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , pathology , chromatography , computer science , operating system
Purpose: To identify competencies needed by nurse leaders in public health programs. Design: Five‐round national Delphi. Sample: Convenience sample of members of major public health nursing associations and nurse and non‐nurse public health leaders in the USA. Methods: Mailed survey in 1994‐7995 using a modified snowball technique based on a modification of the Pew Foundation health professions’competencies for Round I. Four additional rounds produced consensus. Findings: Initially, 62 competencies were identified. Factor analysis resulted in four factors: political competencies, business acumen, program leadership, and management capabilities; 57 competencies were clustered in the four groupings and accounted for 91.4% of the variance. Conclusions: Graduate schools in nursing and public health must prepare students with broad‐based competencies from a variety of disciplines. Findings of this national survey provide a database for curriculum development and evaluation ofprograms to prepare nurse leaders for roles in public health‐based delivery systems.