Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of this study is to develop a public health nurses' (PHNs) competency model showing useful abilities and ways of behaving or thinking in building and developing an effective community comprehensive supporting system (CCSS) for local residents' needs. Competency consists of surface knowledge and skill competencies, motives, traits and self-concept as deep competencies, according to the definition of McClelland and Spencer. Method/Results : The study method constituted the making of a competency model tentative plan (study 1) and inspection of the utility of the tentative plan (study 2). Study 1 : Five PHNs with experience in building and developing the CCSS were chosen, and a semistructured interview on the effective events of the CCSS was conducted. The CCSS had five stages namely, preparing and noticing needs, analyzing the present conditions, devising a strategy, action, and evaluating and revising. The competency model tentative plan was made based on surface competencies and deep competencies of the depths of each stage and those relations. Study 2 : Three PHNs who were building the CCSS were chosen, and a semi-structured interview on the tentative plan was conducted. Their way of thinking was activated, they confirmed the effectiveness of a way of thinking and the action, and were able to set their problem. From this, the utility of this model was inspected. Conclusion : This model had the following characteristics. Displaying knowledge and skill competencies was necessary while be realized traits and self-concepts competencies were related and promoting the next stage by developing motives competencies.
