Visiting ICN, WHO and Red Cross in Geneva

On behalf of the Swedish NPC research group, Professor Maria Engström (University of Gävle), Associate Professor Ann Gardulf (Karolinska Institutet), Professor Margret Lepp (University of Gothenburg) and Associate Professor Jan Nilsson (Karlstad University and Sophiahemmet University) visited ICN, WHO and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, Switzerland.

The development and use of the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale was presented as one example of empirical nursing research results by the NPC research group. The NPC Scale is translated into several languages and used in numerous countries globally, and measures self-reported competence in six nursing competence areas: nursing care; value-based nursing care; medical technical care; care pedagogics; documentation and administration of nursing care; and development, leadership, and organization of nursing care.

At the ICN, the group met with Associate Director for Nursing and Health Policy Alessandro Stievano. European nursing research was discussed and the work of the NPC Research Group was presented as contributing to the strategic goals of ICN.

At the WHO, the group met with Chief Nurse Officer Elisabeth Iro. The NPC Research Group was invited to contribute to the WHO report "The State of the World's Nursing Report", launched globally in May 2020.

At the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, presentations and discussions covered professional competence among nurses working as Red Cross Delegates in disasters and the use of the NPC Scale.