Development of a Nursing Competency Assessment Tool: A Pilot Study inside the Department of Pediatric Intensive Care

Methods: The presented pilot study exploited a mixed methods approach, including: a literature review to create an indicator framework, self-administered questionnaires submitted to expert nurses, consensus meetings to elaborate the integration program and a final control group comparison. NCAT was before tested in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, later we retested NCAT in a pediatric unit with a semi–intensive area.