Constructing a caring training content for nurse managers: a Delphi study

Module	Training content	Mean	SD	CV	Weight
Caring Knowledge and Caring Ability		4.86	0.35	0.07	0.4490
	The caring overview	4.45	0.51	0.11	0.0176
	Belief and spirit in caring	4.95	0.21	0.04	0.0852
	Caring theories	4.86	0.35	0.07	0.0760
	Human-based management	4.59	0.59	0.13	0.0266
	Courtesy in caring	4.55	0.67	0.15	0.0245
	Caring in communication	4.82	0.50	0.10	0.0589
	Strategies for self-care	4.82	0.40	0.08	0.0589
	Caring for patients	4.81	0.40	0.08	0.0494
	Caring for family members	4.64	0.49	0.11	0.0343
	Narrative medicine in human caring	4.45	0.67	0.15	0.0176
Caring Leadership		4.55	0.51	0.11	0.1761
	Creating caring culture	4.73	0.46	0.10	0.0449
	Organizing caring activities	4.59	0.59	0.13	0.0305
	Caring for nursing working environment	4.73	0.46	0.10	0.0449
	Caring responsibility for nurse mangers	4.41	0.67	0.15	0.0131
	Caring standards, criteria, and patterns	4.50	0.51	0.11	0.0213
	Assessing and measuring caring in nursing	4.50	0.51	0.11	0.0213
Caring Education		4.68	0.48	0.10	0.2259
	Selecting education contents	4.64	0.49	0.11	0.0904
	Teaching approaches	4.64	0.49	0.11	0.0904
	Evaluating the training effect	4.50	0.51	0.11	0.0452
Caring Research		4.36	0.58	0.13	0.1490
	Selecting topics for research	4.45	0.51	0.11	0.0401
	Research methods in caring	4.27	0.63	0.15	0.0180
	Article writing	4.41	0.50	0.11	0.0287
	Evidence-based caring practice	4.68	0.48	0.10	0.0621

Item	n	%
Gender
Female	20	90.9
Male	2	9.1
Age, years
<40	3	13.6
40–49	8	36.4
50–59	10	45.5
>60	1	4.5
Degree
Bachelor	3	13.6
Master	14	63.6
Doctor	5	22.7
Years of experience
<20	2	9.1
20–29	10	45.5
30–39	9	40.9
>39	1	4.5
Position
Professor	7	31.8
Associate professor	2	9.1
Director of nursing	10	45.5
Associate director of nursing	3	13.6
Discipline
Nursing Education	6	27.3
Nursing Administration	6	27.3
Nursing Education and Administration	6	27.3
Medical Humanities	2	9.1
Hospital Management	2	9.1