Construction of an evaluation index system for undergraduate nursing teachers’ curriculum humanistic competence: a Delphi study in China

BACKGROUND: The curriculum humanistic competence of nursing teachers is important to cultivate the humanistic qualities of undergraduate nursing students. However, there are no evaluation tools for the curriculum humanistic competence of undergraduate nursing teachers in China. OBJECTIVE: To develop an index system to evaluate the curriculum humanistic competence of undergraduate nursing teachers. DESIGN: This research conducted a Delphi study. PARTICIPANTS: Semi-structured interviews were held with 19 experts, and Delphi rounds were conducted with 18 experts. SETTINGS: This study was conducted in 12 universities and 4 Grade A tertiary hospitals in China. METHODS: A literature review and semi-structured interviews were conducted to develop an initial framework. A two-round Delphi survey was employed to build the index system for undergraduate nursing teachers’ curriculum humanistic competence. RESULTS: After two rounds of consultation, the index system included 5 first-level indicators, 11 second-level indicators and 41 third-level indicators. The Cr for two rounds of consultation were 0.929 and 0.923, and Kendall’s W was 0.152(P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The index system for the evaluation of undergraduate nursing teachers’ curriculum humanistic competence offers guidelines for undergraduate nursing teachers in China. It can be used in practice to develop high humanistic qualities in undergraduate nursing teachers.