Measurement of Nursing Outcomes: Measuring Nursing Performance in Practice, Education and Research: v. 1 (Measurement of Nursing Outcomes) - Hardcover

Louise Jenkins; Carolyn Feher Waltz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826114172 ISBN 13: 9780826114174

Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc.,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

This is a compendium of over 30 tools for the measurement of professional and educational outcomes in nursing. It is a second edition of the award winning series of books on measuring outcomes in nursing. The tools and methods are presented with attention to purpose and utility, conceptual basis, development, testing, and reliability and validity assessments. Major topic areas focus on clinical decision making and performance in education and practice, student outcomes, and research. In most cases, the complete measurement instrument is included in the book.

About this title

About the Author:

<p><b>Louise S. Jenkins, PhD, RN, </b>is Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She received a BS degree from Northern Illinois University and MS and PhD degrees from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her research program is in the area of individual cardiac recovery and rehabilitation. She has developed and tested various outcome measures for use with self-efficacy theory and the study of quality of life. She serves on a number of editorial and review boards. She is currently principal investigator on a grant to develop an Institute for Teaching and Learning with Technology in Health and Human Services and recently was a collaborator on the development and implementation of a new Clinical Education and Evaluation Laboratory.</p>

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0826114172
• ISBN 13: 9780826114174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 404