Standardized and validated training to support the charge nurse: Research protocol

Abstract

Aim: To develop a standardized training for charge nurses. Design: A developmental research design divided into three parts will be undertaken. Methods: (1) A scoping review will be used to develop standardized training focusing on charge nurse skills and sub-skills; (2) a Delphi review with nurses, managers and researchers will validate the content of the training; content validity will be assessed over sufficient rounds of review to obtain a content validity index of over 0.7 and (3) a cross-sectional study will pilot test the training with 30 charge nurses. Results: This study will describe the development of updated and empirically validated training to be systematically implemented in healthcare institutions and offered to charge nurses when they begin.