Siemon Mark, Gallegos Cara, Gehrke Pamela
Idaho Public Health Association, Boise, ID, USA.
Boise State University School of Nursing, Boise, ID, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 2018 Mar;35(2):150-156. doi: 10.1111/phn.12368. Epub 2017 Oct 18.
The purpose of this study was to assess the use of the Public Health Foundation's (Public Health Foundation [PHF], ) Competency Assessment for Tier 1 Public Health Professionals to examine prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students' self-reported levels of competence in public health before and after completing community health nursing courses.
Prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in community health nursing courses completed a pre and postcourse Competency Assessment for Tier 1 Public Health Professionals survey. The survey results were analyzed using nonparametric tests to determine whether there were significant differences in pre and postsurvey scores for the eight domains of public health core competencies, and for an overall competency score.
Significant differences were found in the pre and postaggregate mean scores for each of the eight domains of public health core competency, and the overall mean public health competency score. Chi-square testing of pre and postcourse competency found significant difference in the proportion of students who met criteria for self-reported competence in each of the eight domains and overall public health competence.
The Competency Assessment for Tier 1 Public Health Professionals can assist baccalaureate nursing faculty with assessing precourse learning needs, and postcourse evaluation of self-reported competence in public health.
本研究旨在评估公共卫生基金会（Public Health Foundation [PHF]）的一级公共卫生专业人员能力评估工具，以检验本科护理专业学生在完成社区健康护理课程前后自我报告的公共卫生能力水平。
参加社区健康护理课程的本科护理专业学生完成了一级公共卫生专业人员能力评估工具的课前和课后调查。使用非参数检验分析调查结果，以确定公共卫生核心能力的八个领域以及总体能力得分在课前和课后得分是否存在显著差异。
公共卫生核心能力的八个领域以及总体公共卫生能力得分的课前和课后总体平均得分均存在显著差异。对课前和课后能力进行的卡方检验发现，在八个领域以及总体公共卫生能力方面，达到自我报告能力标准的学生比例存在显著差异。
一级公共卫生专业人员能力评估工具可协助本科护理教师评估课前学习需求，并对自我报告的公共卫生能力进行课后评估。
