Competency assessment for community health nurses: a focus group expert panel discussion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General Practice setting in the Primary Health Care Services are the utmost visited by the public. It is important that the nurses' competencies in this area be assessed to ensure provision of safe and quality services.

Aim/objective

To explore perceptions and experiences of competencies assessment tool for community health nurses working at the General Practice setting in the Primary Health Care Services.

Methods

An exploratory qualitative study utilizing focus group discussions were conducted on purposive sample of 12 officers with expertise in competency assessment and community health nursing from higher nursing education institutions, the Nursing Training and Development Centre, the Nursing Board and the Community Health Nursing Services in Brunei Daru

SUBMITTER: Kisut R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9150315 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature