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Clinical staff nurse leadership: Identifying gaps in competency development
1Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland, TX.
Background:
To date, there has been no development of a complete, applicable inventory of clinical staff nurse (CSN) leadership role competencies through a valid and reliable methodology. Further, the CSN has not been invited to engage in the identification, definition, or development of their own leadership competencies.
Objective:
Compare existing leadership competencies to identify and highlight gaps in clinical staff nurse leadership role competency development and validation.
Method:
Literature review.
Results:
The CSN has not participated in the development of CSN leadership role competencies, nor have the currently identified CSN leadership role competencies been scientifically validated through research. Finally, CSN leadership role competencies are incomplete and do not reflect the CSN perspective.
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