Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, Volume 1: Measuring Nursing Performance in Practice, Education, and Research [Hardcover]

Dr. Carolyn Waltz PhD RN FAAN (Editor), Louise Jenkins PhD RN (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0826114172 | ISBN-13: 978-0826114174 | Edition: 2

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.

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About the Author

Louise S. Jenkins, PhD, RN, 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.

Carolyn F. Waltz, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Professor at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her BSN and MS degrees in public health nursing from the University of Maryland and her PhD in education with specialization in research, evaluation and measurement from the University of Delaware. Dr. Waltz is an internationally recognized expert in the development of outcomes evaluation and measurement in clinical and educational settings and an adjunct member of GRIISIQ, Quebec Interuniversity Nursing Intervention Research Group, a consortium of researchers from all Canadian universities in Quebec. She has published extensively including award winning books and articles on research, measurement, nursing outcomes, program development and evaluation. She has received research funding from multiple sources, authored numerous articles, books and book chapters, and was a founding editor of the journal Evaluation &the Health Professions. She has provided numerous clinical and educational outcomes evaluations, consultations, presentations, and workshops to varied health care audiences nationally and internationally and is widely acknowledged as a pioneer in outcomes measurement, evaluation and research.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 404 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 2 edition (August 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826114172
• ISBN-13: 978-0826114174
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,134,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)