Abstract
To verify the evidence of content validity of the Identifying Issues (Identification questions) elaborated from the theoretical-logical model of the Matrix and the Profile of Professional Competence of the emergency nurse. Descriptive and methodological study of a quantitative approach with a psychometric reference as a precursor in the elaboration of a measurement instrument for the evaluation of competencies. The study was conducted in 2013 in Brazil, with a national sample of nurses specialized in emergency services and/or with professional competence in the area. Three stages were considered: questionnaire development; data collection with Delphi, appropriate statistics for Likert; and interpretative analysis of the comments/suggestions of the analyzed issues. Delphi was used in four stages. There were minor adjustments to the content and inclusion of a new Competence. They obtained 90% of Score Percentage and 98.61 of Content Validity Index. There was consensus among the experts and the research demonstrated evidence of content validity, suggesting pertinence and adequacy to represent the constructs of competencies.
Highlights
Addressing the subject of professional competencies in the field of Nursing in an academic and scientific way requires special care
Based on the specificities of the nursing work in a excellence standard and in the theoretical procedures proposed by Psychometrics[1,2], Brazilian researchers developed a theoretical and empirical study in which they proposed a model of Basic and Associated Competencies to guide the professional activities of the nurse in emergency services, denominated Professional Competence Matrix[3]
In view of the above, the following was verified in this article: the content of the Identification Questions originating from the Matrix and crystallized in the Professional Competence Profile consists of a suitable theoretical, practical, and comprehensive framework to contain the validity evidence of the competent nursing activities in emergency services with high-quality standards? To answer this question, the objective was to verify the evidence of validity based on the content of the Identifying Issues elaborated from the theoretical-logical model of the Matrix and the Profile of Professional Competence of the nurse in emergency services
Summary
Addressing the subject of professional competencies in the field of Nursing in an academic and scientific way requires special care. Based on the specificities of the nursing work in a excellence standard and in the theoretical procedures proposed by Psychometrics[1,2], Brazilian researchers developed a theoretical and empirical study in which they proposed a model of Basic and Associated Competencies to guide the professional activities of the nurse in emergency services, denominated Professional Competence Matrix (or Core Competence)(3). The development of the Matrix and the Profile is in the essence of the elaboration process of a measurement instrument, these were not enough to guarantee the achievement of the initially defined objectives, making it necessary to demonstrate the technical qualification of the phenomenon under study with validity evidence This validity can be conceptualized as the degree to which the empirical evidence, orchestrated with a coherent and sustained theoretical reasoning, substantiates the inferences and interpretations on the psychological characteristics of the people from the behaviors observed in the tests [5]. In view of the above, the following was verified in this article: the content of the Identification Questions originating from the Matrix and crystallized in the Professional Competence Profile consists of a suitable theoretical, practical, and comprehensive framework to contain the validity evidence of the competent nursing activities in emergency services with high-quality standards? To answer this question, the objective was to verify the evidence of validity based on the content of the Identifying Issues elaborated from the theoretical-logical model of the Matrix and the Profile of Professional Competence of the nurse in emergency services
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