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<h3>Background</h3>
<p>The Internet plus nursing service program is being piloted in China, which has become a new home nursing service model led by nurses. To enable safe and effective homecare service delivery, nurses working in the program need a high level of competency. However, the content of these core competencies and the training needs of nurses for Internet plus nursing services are still unknown.</p>
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<h3>Aim</h3>
<p>To describe nurses’ perceptions of core competencies and training needs to work in the Internet plus nursing service program, thereby providing a reference for the development of training programs.</p>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
<p>A qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews was conducted on 15 nurses with experience of working in the Internet plus nursing service program. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>Core competencies involved comprehensive assessment competence, direct care practice competence, health education and consulting competence, risk estimation and response competence, and communication competence. Training needs involved complex operational items, knowledge of chronic disease management, professional communication, risk identification and response, nursing standards, norms, and procedures, and utilization of information technology.</p>
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<h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>The training system may be developed based on nurses’ core competencies and their training needs to promote professional development of the Internet plus nursing service.</p>
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Background
The Internet plus nursing service program is being piloted in China, which has become a new home nursing service model led by nurses. To enable safe and effective homecare service delivery, nurses working in the program need a high level of competency. However, the content of these core competencies and the training needs of nurses for Internet plus nursing services are still unknown.


Aim
To describe nurses’ perceptions of core competencies and training needs to work in the Internet plus nursing service program, thereby providing a reference for the development of training programs.


Methods
A qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews was conducted on 15 nurses with experience of working in the Internet plus nursing service program. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis.


Results
Core competencies involved comprehensive assessment competence, direct care practice competence, health education and consulting competence, risk estimation and response competence, and communication competence. Training needs involved complex operational items, knowledge of chronic disease management, professional communication, risk identification and response, nursing standards, norms, and procedures, and utilization of information technology.


Conclusions
The training system may be developed based on nurses’ core competencies and their training needs to promote professional development of the Internet plus nursing service.

Core competencies and perceived training needs of nurses in the background of Internet plus nursing service: a qualitative descriptive study<sup><xref ref-type="fn" rid="j_fon-2024-0019_fn_001">†</xref></sup>

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Core competencies and perceived training needs of nurses in the background of Internet plus nursing service: a qualitative descriptive study

Background
The Internet plus nursing service program is being piloted in China, which has become a new home nursing service model led by nurses. To enable safe...

Participants	Age (year)	Working years	Professional title	Position	Department	Number of home nursing services
P1	39	15	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Orthopedics	10
P2	30	7	Senior nurse	Nurse	Geriatrics	13
P3	37	15	Supervisor nurse	Head nurse	Pneumology	30
P4	28	7	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Urology	2
P5	29	8	Senior nurse	Nurse	Oncology	6
P6	35	16	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Respiratory intensive care	3
P7	31	10	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Pneumology	10
P8	35	12	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Cardiovasology	30
P9	30	7	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Neurosurgery	10
P10	31	7	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Pneumology	15
P11	32	10	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Pneumology	20
P12	38	15	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Gastrointestinal Surgery	3
P13	30	10	Supervisor nurse	Nurse	Pneumology	20
P14	45	23	Associate chief nurse	Head nurse	Pneumology	15
P15	35	12	Supervisor nurse	Head nurse	Geriatrics	10

Core competencies and perceived training needs of nurses in the background of Internet plus nursing service: a qualitative descriptive study^†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 181 - 190

Received: May 03, 2023

Accepted: Jan 22, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0019

Keywords
core competence, Internet plus nursing service, nursing, qualitative study, training needs

© 2024 Wei-Wei Liu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Figure 1.

Participants characteristics (n = 15).

Core competencies and perceived training needs of nurses in the background of Internet plus nursing service: a qualitative descriptive study†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 181 - 190

Received: May 03, 2023

Accepted: Jan 22, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0019

Keywordscore competence, Internet plus nursing service, nursing, qualitative study, training needs

© 2024 Wei-Wei Liu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Figure 1.

Participants characteristics (n = 15).

Core competencies and perceived training needs of nurses in the background of Internet plus nursing service: a qualitative descriptive study^†

Keywords
core competence, Internet plus nursing service, nursing, qualitative study, training needs