Basic Competence of Intensive Care Unit Nurses: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Table 1

Structure and item amounts of ICCN-CS-1.

Basic competence = clinical competence + professional competence	Knowledge base	Skill base	Attitude and value base	Experience base	Items
Clinical competence (80)
Principles of nursing care	4	4	4	4	16
Clinical guidelines	4	4	4	4	16
Nursing interventions	12	12	12	12	48
Professional competence (64)
Ethical activity and familiarity with health care laws	4	4	4	4	16
Decision-making	4	4	4	4	16
Development work	4	4	4	4	16
Collaboration	4	4	4	4	16
Items	36	36	36	36	144