Table 4 Rejected competencies in professional development and the parameters for which they failed to reach 75% consensus

Professional commitment

 C3.3

To know and analyze the political and/or institutional situation related to the care needs of people at the end of life

X

 C3.4

To implement the necessary changes at a professional, institutional and political level to improve care for people at the end of life

X

Quality improvement

 C3.7

To know, develop and apply quality indicators and standards of care plans for people at the end of life

X

 C3.8

To participate in the evaluation processes and improvement of the quality of care for people at the end of life

X

 C3.9

To incorporate the criteria of effectiveness and efficiency to guarantee the best care while optimizing available resources

X

 C3.10

To generate resources to respond to specific care needs with quality criteria

X

 C 3.11

To apply and disseminate the conclusions and proposals for improvement of the analysis of the results of the quality-of-care assessment

X

Continuous training and teaching

 C3.12

To lead the learning process for nurses in palliative care

X

 C3.14

To participate in the detection of training needs and collaborate in the development, implementation and evaluation of educational programs in palliative care for all professionals in the health field

X

 C3.15

To educate society about caring for people at the end of life

X

Research

 C3.17

To identify research priorities and establish feasible lines of research and develop research networks at the local, national and international level

X

 C3.18

To consider the ethical issues of research with human beings who are vulnerable because they are at the end of life

X

 C3.19

To acquire leadership, collaboration and promotion skills in palliative care research projects at the local, national and international levels

X

 C3.20

To disseminate the results of research in palliative care

X