Devising and establishing the face and content validity of explicit criteria of consultation competence in UK primary care nurses.
OBJECTIVE
The aims of this study were (a) to devise a set of prioritised criteria of consultation competence which primary care nurses need to acquire and (b) to determine the face and content validity of these criteria.


METHODS
The criteria of consultation competence as contained in the Leicester Assessment Package (LAP) were modified for use with primary care nurses and sent to a stratified sample of UK primary care nurses (n=1126) to determine their face and content validity.


RESULTS
Support for the seven categories of consultation competence varied from 93-98% and for the 39 component competences from 88-98%. There was no consensus for alternative or additional categories or components. CONCLUSIONS; We have established the face and content validity of the derived competences. These are suitable for the teaching and assessment of consultation skills of primary care nurses, at all stages of their professional development, when incorporated within an educational package.
Clinical Governance Research and Development Unit, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Leicester, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK. sr59@le.ac.uk
Sarah A
SA
Redsell
Adrian M
AM
Hastings
Francine M
FM
Cheater
Robin C
RC
Fraser
D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D006113:United Kingdom