New version of ICCN-CS-1 in English

The following items are related to competence in intensive and critical care nursing.
Assess every item now as an ICU nurse.
Choose the item which best describes your competence.
There are no correct or error options.

KNOWLEDGE BASE
Assess your competence from the "I KNOW" point of view.
1 = very poorly
2 = poorly
3 = neither poorly nor well
4 = well
5 = very well

I know how I care for an intensive and critical care patient 1 2 3 4 5

1. Safely
2. Justly
3. Patient centered
4. Equally

While caring for an intensive and critical care patient I know how I adhere to 1 2 3 4 5
5. Aseptic Rules
6. Physician order’s
7. Evidence-based clinical guidelines
8. Instructions for the use of technical equipment

I know how I recognize an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5

9. Abnormal vital signs
10. Need of patient care
11. Changes in skin condition
12. Need of fluid therapy
13. Need of patient education
14. Need of mental support

I know how I care for an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5

15. Support of vital functions
16. Pain care
17. Skin care
18. Fluid therapy
19. Patient education
20. Mental support

I know how I adhere to 1 2 3 4 5

21. Nurses ethical code
22. General health care legislation
23. Organ transportation law
24. Economic efficiency

I know how I 1 2 3 4 5
25. Make work-related decisions
26. Solve work-related problems
27. Think critically
28. Prioritize my work
I know how I develop 1 2 3 4 5
29. My team
30. Myself in work
31. Nursing
32. My subordinate skills

I know how I collaborate 1 2 3 4 5

33. With my own profession
34. Multi-professionally
35. With other health care units
36. With a patient’s significant others

SKILL BASE
Assess your competence from the "I AM ABLE TO " point of view
1 = very poorly
2 = poorly
3 = neither poor nor well
4 = well
5 = very well

I am able to care for an intensive and critical care patient 1 2 3 4 5

37. Safely
38. Justly
39. Patient centered
40. Equally

While caring for an intensive and critical care patient I am able adhere to 1 2 3 4 5
41. Aseptic Rules
42. Physician order’s
43. Evidence-based clinical guidelines
44. Instructions for the use of technical equipment

I am able to recognize an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5

45. Abnormal vital signs
46. Need of patient care
47. Changes in skin condition
48. Need of fluid therapy
49. Need of patient education
50. Need of mental support

I am able to care for an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5

51. Support of vital functions
52. Pain care
53. Skin care
54. Fluid therapy
55. Patient education
56. Mental support

I am able to how I adhere to 1 2 3 4 5

57. Nurses ethical code
58. General health care legislation
59. Organ transportation law
60. Economic efficiency
I am able to 1 2 3 4 5
61. Make work-related decisions
62. Solve work-related problems
63. Think critically
64. Prioritize my work

I am able to develop 1 2 3 4 5
65. My team
66. Myself in work
67. Nursing
68. My subordinate skills

I am able to collaborate 1 2 3 4 5
69. With my own profession
70. Multi-professionally
71. With other health care units
72. With a patient’s significant others

ATTITUDE AND VALUE BASE

Assess your own attitude and values
1 = fully disagree
2 = disagree
3 = neither disagree nor agree
4 = agree
5 = fully agree

I think it is important that I care for an intensive and critical care patient 1 2 3 4 5
73. Safely
74. Justly
75. Patient centered
76. Equally

While caring for an intensive and critical care patient I think it is important that I 1 2 3 4 5
adhere to
77. Aseptic Rules
78. Physician order’s
79. Evidence-based clinical guidelines
80. Instructions for the use of technical equipment

I think it is important that I master the recognition of an intensive and critical care 1 2 3 4 5
patient`s
81. Signs of abnormal vital signs
82. Need of patient care
83. Changes in skin condition
84. Need of fluid therapy
85. Need of patient education
86. Need of mental support

I think it is important that I master an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5

87. Support of vital functions
88. Pain care
89. Skin care
90. Fluid therapy
91. Patient education
92. Mental support

I think it is important that I adhere to 1 2 3 4 5

93. Nurses ethical code
94. General health care legislation
95. Organ transportation law
96. Economic efficiency

I think it is important that 1 2 3 4 5

97. I make work-related decisions
98. I solve work-related problems
99. I think critically
100. I prioritize my work

I think it is important that I develop 1 2 3 4 5

101. My team
102. Myself in work
103. Nursing
104. My subordinate skills

I think it is important that I collaborate 1 2 3 4 5

105. With my own profession
106. Multi-professionally
107. With other health care units
108. With a patient’s significant others

EXPERIENCE BASE
Assess the quality of your experience
1 = fully insufficiently
2 = insufficiently
3 = neither insufficiently nor sufficiently
4 = sufficiently
5 = fully sufficiently

I have experience in caring for an intensive and critical care patient 1 2 3 4 5

109. Safely
110. Justly
111. Patient centered
112. Equally

When caring for an intensive and critical care patient I have experience in adhering 1 2 3 4 5
to
113. Aseptic Rules
114. Physician order’s
115. Evidence-based clinical guidelines
116. Instructions for the use of technical equipment

I have experience of recognition of an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5

117. Signs of abnormal vital signs
118. Need of patient care
119. Changes in skin condition
120. Need of fluid therapy
121. Need of patient education
122. Need of mental support
I have experience of an intensive and critical care patient`s 1 2 3 4 5
123. Support of vital functions
124. Pain care
125. Skin care
126. Fluid therapy
127. Patient education
128. Mental support

I have experience of adhering to 1 2 3 4 5

129. Nurses ethical code
130. General health care legislation
131. Organ transportation law
132. Economic efficiency

I have experience of 1 2 3 4 5
133. Making work-related decisions
134. Solving work-related problems
135. Thinking critically
136. Prioritizing my work

I have experience of developing 1 2 3 4 5

137. My team
138. Myself in work
139. Nursing
140. My subordinate skills

I have experience of collaboration 1 2 3 4 5

141. Within my own profession
142. Multi-professionally
143. With other health care units
144. With a patient’s significant others
TOTAL SCORE:_______________