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Classifying general and specialist children's nursing competencies.

Faith Gibson1, Margaret Fletcher, Anne Casey

  • 1Centre for Nursing and Allied Professions Research, Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK. gibsof@gosh.nhs.uk

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|December 4, 2003
PubMed
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Children's nursing competencies were defined to differentiate generalist and specialist roles. Specialist practice builds upon generalist foundations with expanded knowledge and skills unique to the field.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Healthcare Competencies

Background:

  • Existing children's nursing qualifications lack comprehensive distinction from other nursing branches.
  • The need for clear differentiation in generalist and specialist nursing roles is evident.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define children's nursing and specialist children's nursing competencies.
  • To establish a basis for differentiating these nursing roles from others.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-method comparative design with case studies.
  • Nominal group technique, focus groups, Delphi survey, and semi-structured interviews.
  • Data collected from 146 children's nurses and 37 specialist children's nurses in the UK.

Main Results:

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  • Holistic competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, values, qualities) were identified for both nurse groups.
  • A hierarchy of competencies and sub-competencies was developed, defining both roles.
  • The study illustrates the relationship between generalist and specialist children's nurses.

Conclusions:

  • Generalist children's nursing forms the foundation for specialist practice.
  • Specialist children's nursing involves expanded generalist knowledge and skills.
  • Evidence of specialist practice beyond general nursing scope was identified.