Incorporating Future of Nursing Competencies Into a Clinical and Simulation Assessment Tool: Validating the Clinical Simulation Competency Assessment Tool

AIM The purpose of the study was to evaluate the validity of the Clinical Simulation Competency Assessment Tool (ClinSimCAT). BACKGROUND The 2011Future of Nursingreport encouraged nursing programs to move toward a competency-based approach to education. As no tool was found to holistically evaluate nursing student competency in clinical and simulation settings, we developed the ClinSimCAT based on the Institute of Medicine recommended competencies. METHOD A Delphi study with three rounds was conducted. A national sample of nursing education and simulation leaders was used to achieve consensus about the competencies. RESULTS The process resulted in a set of 20 competencies across eight domains (patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, informatics, professionalism, and systems-based practice). CONCLUSION The ClinSimCAT has demonstrated evidence of content validity and can be used for evaluation of clinical and simulation across a variety of undergraduate nursing courses.