CSSD Nurse Training Curriculum Consensus from a Delphi Study in China

Two rounds of Delphi surveys consulted 25 experts from nine provinces across China between April and June 2024. The study resulted in a training process index system with 5 first-level, 12 second-level, and 50 third-level indicators, and a training content index system with 4 first-level, 24 second-level, and 107 third-level indicators. Author Jiawei Liu published the results under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Designing standardized training curricula for CSSD nurses based on the consensus index system.
• Evaluating the core competencies of CSSD specialists based on the defined training process and content indicators.
• Benchmarking continuous professional development programs in sterile supply departments against the established framework.

Strengths

• The expert consultation process achieved high response rates of 92.59% and 100% across two rounds.
• Expert authority coefficient was reported as 0.912, indicating high credibility of the consensus.
• Kendall’s W coefficients for the training process and content increased between rounds, showing improved consensus.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 89.0 KB DOCX file; its scope is limited to the study's textual results.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects geographic bias inherent to the study's expert panel, which was drawn from nine provinces in China.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Modified Delphi study involving literature review and two rounds of expert consultation.

Time Range

April to June 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 04:45:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nine provinces across China