Table 3. Cronbach’s alpha for the six final domains in each professional role with the related core competency areas within the domains.

Domains	Clinical nursing (n = 41)	Quality management (n = 41)	Coordination of inter-professional care (n = 41)	Nursing management (n = 43)	IT management in nursing (n = 41)
Data, information and knowledge (DIK)	0.87	0.89	0.90	0.88	0.87
Principles of nursing informatics Information and knowledge management in patient care Nursing documentation (including terminologies) Decision support by IT Information management in research Information management in teaching, training and education Resource planning and logistics
Information exchange and information sharing (IEIS)	0.78	0.79	0.76	0.87	0.76
eHealth, telematics and telehealth Assistive technology for ageing people Information and communication systems
Ethics and legal issues (EL)	0.87	0.85	0.84	0.67	0.76
Data protection and security Ethics and IT
Systems life cycle management (SLCM)	0.84	0.78	0.91	0.84	0.91
Information and communication systems Applied computer science/informatics Process management Project management IT risk management
Management in informatics (MAN)	0.94	0.87	0.96	0.90	0.93
Principles of management Strategic management and leadership Quality management Change management and stakeholder management Financial management Human resource management
Biostatistics and medical technology (STAT&TECH)	0.77	0.81	0.77	0.90	0.87
Assistive technology for ageing people Biomedical imaging and signal processing Biostatistics/statistics