The competencies of Registered Nurses working in care homes: a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

registered Nurses (RNs) working in UK care homes receive most of their training in acute hospitals. At present the role of care home nursing is underdeveloped and it is seen as a low status career. We describe here research to define core competencies for RNs working in UK care homes.

Methods

a two-stage process was adopted. A systematic literature review and focus groups with stakeholders provided an initial list of competencies. The competency list was modified over three rounds of a Delphi process with a multi-disciplinary expert panel of 28 members.

Results

twenty-two competencies entered the consensus process, all competencies were amended and six split. Thirty-one competencies were scored in round two, eight were agreed as essential, one competency wa

SUBMITTER: Stanyon MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859996 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature