Competence Assessment Instruments in Perianesthesia Nursing Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature
: Jeon Y, Lakanmaa RL, Meretoja R, Leino-Kilpi H
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
: 2017
: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
: JOURNAL OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSING
: J PERIANESTH NURS
: 32
: 6
: 542
: 556
: 15
: 1089-9472
: 1532-8473
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2016.09.008
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/28730678
Purpose: To identify competence assessment instruments in perianesthesia nursing care and to describe the validity and reliability of the instruments.Design: A scoping review in a systematic manner.Methods: A search in CINAHL, MEDLINE, and ERIC was carried out to identify empirical studies from 1994 to 2015. A narrative synthesis approach was undertaken to analyze the data.Findings: Nine competence assessment instruments in perianesthesia nursing care were identified. The instruments used three types of data collection methods: Self-report, observation, and written examinations. The most commonly reported validity method was content validity involving expert panels and reliability tests for internal consistency and inter-rater's consistency.Conclusions: Integrating more than one data collection method may give support to overcoming some of the limitations, such as lack of objectivity and misinterpretation of the assessment results. In an ever-changing environment, perianesthesia nursing competence requires constant reassessment from the perspective of content validity, scoring methods, and reliability.
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