Identifying Core Competencies of Infection Control Nurse Specialists in Hong Kong.

Purpose: To confirm a core competency scale for Hong Kong infection control nurses at the advanced nursing practice level from the core competency items proposed in a previous phase of this study. This would serve as the foundation of competency assurance in Hong Kong hospitals.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used.

Validity and reliability of the proposed core competency for infection control nurses of hospitals in Hong Kong.

Literature review and the Delphi approach were used to draft the core competency items of hospital infection control nurses in Hong Kong. Content validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the proposed core competency were ensured. The result serves as the foundation of developing training and assessment tools for infection control nurses in Hong Kong.