Evaluation report of hemodialysis staff expertise: device for head nurse in hemodialysis units

Abstract

Health Care workers competence validation is a strategic factor for National Healthcare System excellence; for Nurse Unit Manager it supports care planning responsibility. A Competence Validation Scheme (SVC) has been implemented as possible tool for objective nurses' competence evaluation. The SVC could be used either as continuous self evaluation tool or for monitoring a new nurse level of training and knowledge. The SVC defines different areas of clinical practice and different level of competence to task performance, using a Likert scale. The SVC has been sent to 26 dialysis centers in Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Regions, using a Delphy system of inquiry. A questionnaire addressed to nurse unit managers had been sent in parallel, in order to investigate the process of competence evaluation in their unit. The 38, 5% of units provided feed-back. The SVC had been tested in 20 nurses, too. None expressed negative comments: the SVC has been considered a potential specific, broad and useful tool to allow self evaluation. A larger pair testing is need to effective tool validation. (nursing)