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Synthesizing core nursing skills to support behavioural‐based interviews for nurses in the UAE: A nominal group study
Author(s) -
AlYateem Nabeel,
Ahmad Alaa Mohammad,
McCreaddie May,
Al Hussini Loay Bahaa’ Edeen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.13232
Subject(s) - nursing , specialty , interview , medicine , medical education , health care , performance appraisal , psychology , family medicine , management , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Aim To develop a bank of core clinical and performance skills to inform the future development of structured interview questions to aid the recruitment of nurses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Background The UAE depends on expatriate nurses with variable clinical and educational backgrounds. Given the global shortage of nurses, the UAE requires innovative recruitment methods to attract and retain quality nurses and ensure high‐quality health care services. Method Three cycles of a virtual nominal group technique (NGT) were used to elicit consensus from thirty ( n = 30) frontline nurses on the core clinical and performance skills needed to work in three specialty areas (paediatric, outpatient and telemetry/transitional care). Results Ten performance skills and ten clinical skills were identified for each specialty area. Performance skills included communication and critical thinking with key clinical skills being medication administration/use, cardiac monitoring troubleshooting and recognizing arrhythmias. Conclusion The identified core performance and clinical nursing skills provide the basis for the future development of specialty‐specific questions or scenarios to aid interviewers in achieving an informed selection process. Implications for Nursing Management The identified core performance and clinical skills provide the foundations for an appropriate interviewing/selection process, staff orientation, staff appraisal and continuous professional development.