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The Nursing Leadership Competency Assessment (LCA) was developed and psychometrically tested. This tool effectively measures nurse leader competencies, guiding targeted educational development for improved leadership.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Leadership
Competency Assessment
Psychometrics

Background:

Existing leadership assessments lack a competency-based focus for nurse leaders.
Competent nurse managers are essential for positive nurse-clinician relationships.
There is a need for an assessment to identify developmental needs of nurse leaders.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop the Nursing Leadership Competency Assessment (LCA).
To psychometrically test the LCA for reliability and validity.
To provide a tool for identifying nurse leader developmental needs.

Main Methods:

A multimethod approach was employed for LCA development and testing.
Items were derived from eight established sources of nurse leader competencies.
Psychometric properties were evaluated using statistical analyses.

Main Results:

The 76-item LCA demonstrated high reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.99).
Confirmatory factor analysis supported six domains: leading self, people, organizations, change, innovation, and globally.
Subscale reliabilities ranged from α = 0.87 to α = 0.98.

Conclusions:

The LCA is a validated instrument for assessing nurse leader competencies.
The LCA can guide the development of targeted educational programs for nurse leaders.
The assessment aids in identifying specific content areas for leadership development.