The Human Capital Competencies Inventory for developing nurse managers.
BACKGROUND
Nurse managers play a vital role in healthcare delivery systems. Psychometrically sound measures of management practices grounded in empirical practice data are needed.


METHODS
An integrative review provided content domain for the Human Capital Competencies Inventory (HCCI). Analyses from nurse managers in one northeastern state revealed considerable consistency in performance of activities.


RESULTS
There is validity and reliability for the HCCI with the sample used.


CONCLUSIONS
There is early support for the Mastery Path as a competency-based model for developing nurses for management in healthcare organizations. Development and testing of four other management practices in the Mastery Path is ongoing.
Quality Health Informatics, Tufts Health Plan, Watertown, USA.
Kathleen
K
Donaher
Gail
G
Russell
Kathleen B
KB
Scoble
Jie
J
Chen
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002322:Career Mobility; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009511:New England; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D013192:Staff Development