title: National Delphi study to determine competencies for nursing leadership in public health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify competencies needed by nurse leaders in public health programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five-round national Delphi.
  
  
  METHODS
  Convenience sample of members of major public health nursing associations and nurse and non-nurse public health leaders in the USA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mailed survey in 1994-1995 using a modified snowball technique based on a modification of the Pew Foundation health professions' competencies for Round 1. Four additional rounds produced consensus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Initially, 62 competencies were identified. Factor analysis resulted in four factors: political competencies, business acumen, program leadership, and management capabilities; 57 competencies were clustered in the four groupings and accounted for 91.4% of the variance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Graduate schools in nursing and public health must prepare students with broad-based competencies from a variety of disciplines. Findings of this national survey provide a database for curriculum development and evaluation of programs to prepare nurse leaders for roles in public health-based delivery systems.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Columbia 29208, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Misener
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blaha
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cover
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Felton
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rodes
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sharp
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003697:Delphi Technique; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States