Developing a psychological care competences framework for nurses in China: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With social transformation, rapid economic development and deepening awareness of psychological health in China, people's demand for psychological health services is becoming increasingly urgent. A key challenge for Chinese medical organizations is to train enough qualified psychological care nurses. A greater understanding of psychological care competences (PCC) can help in clinical nurse selection, training, and assessment.

Objective

To develop a PCC framework for Chinese nurses and obtain a consensus on the framework among experts.

Methods

A descriptive mixed methods study was designed consisting of a literature review and semi-structured interviews followed by three Delphi rounds. The experts (n = 16) involved were nurses, nursing managers and educators

SUBMITTER: Fang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877790 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature