Lilalva Scale: soft-hard technology to measure clinical competencies in emergencies of nurses

Escala Lilalva: tecnología blanda-dura para medir competencias clínicas en urgencias de enfermeras y enfermeros

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to present the visual identity of a soft-hard technology; to describe its technical characteristics, standardization and norms of criteria for the interpretation of results, in order to measure clinical competencies in emergencies of nurses.

Methods:

article developed as a methodological study for the creation of the graphic image of the scale and standardization based on previous studies of validity and reliability evidence.

Results:

the designed technology was named “Lilalva Scale for Measuring Clinical Competencies in Emergencies of Nurses”. The graphic image text is organized by title, instructions on how to fill it out, description of the quality of delivery, and behavioral actions with respective degrees of response. The Scale has 22 items with characterization data. The standardization of the measurement instrument included: instructions for use, calculation protocol, and hypothetical example to calculate scores, the sum of the resulting scores metric for each clinical competence and diagnostic classification.

Conclusions:

the visual identity and the standardization instrumentalize the use of the Scale for those interested in the theme.

Descriptors:
Employee Performance Appraisal; Behavior Rating Scale; Clinical Competence; Emergency Nursing; Products Technology.