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BACKGROUND: Nurse managers play a vital role in healthcare delivery systems. Psychometrically sound measures of management practices grounded in empirical practice data are needed. METHOD: An integrative review provided content domain for the Human Capital Competencies Inventory (HCCI). Analyses from nurse managers in one northeastern state revealed considerable consistency in performance of activities. RESULTS: There is validity and reliability for the HCCI with the sample used. CONCLUSIONS: There is early support for the Mastery Path as a competency-based model for developing nurses for management in healthcare organizations. Development and testing of four other management practices in the Mastery Path is ongoing.
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