Download or read book Evaluation of a Clinical Practicum Evaluation Tool to Address the Education to Practice Gap in Nursing written by Johnett Benson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States healthcare system is rapidly changing and patient safety and quality indicators continue to be of primary significance as the current paradigm emphasizes prevention of patient harm and quality improvement of healthcare delivery processes. As the nursing profession continues to make the necessary adaptations in response to these challenges, an education to practice gap has been identified. This gap, which is the inability of the graduate nurse to effectively transition into practice, has significant ramifications for all healthcare stakeholders and indicates that it is necessary for nursing education to undergo fundamental transformation. One specific component of nursing education programs, the clinical practicum, has been identified as providing a potentially effective and innovative way to facilitate the development of successful transition into practice. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholarly project evaluated the effectiveness of a practicum evaluation tool in measuring the nursing students' actual readiness for clinical practice. Data for this study was obtained from 47 Preceptor Contribution to Evaluation of Student (PCES) tools from an associate degree in nursing (ADN) program. An analysis of the data obtained from the index total results, the written comments frequency distribution and the correlation between the index total and written comments indicated that the current PCES tool is ineffective in providing the information related to students' ability to meet the practicum objectives and successfully transition from the education to practice environment. Based upon these results, a revised PCES tool was developed that will be trialed and evaluated for utilization in the ADN program in the future.

Download or read book The CLES Scale An Evaluation Tool for Healthcare Education written by Mikko Saarikoski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed book is the first to focus on the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision (CLES) framework. The origin instrument version of the CLES-scale has been published in Finland in 2002, and has generated wide European and International interest. The CLES network has pursued Europe-wide research. This book brings a unique perspective of students’ clinical practicum in healthcare education and discusses how the national quality system can be used in the continual development of student supervisory systems. The book first presents the theoretical and practical principles of clinical learning, then defines the challenges of clinical learning for mentorship, clinical staff and nurse teachers. This volume also offers examples of the benefits and future perspectives of the CLES framework in healthcare education. It is aimed at researchers and clinical professionals who contribute to students’ clinical learning at universities and healthcare organisations. It is especially suitable as a learning tool for clinical staff mentorship training courses and master’s level healthcare education studies.

Download or read book Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education written by Marilyn H. Oermann and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996-06 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designated a Doody's Core Title!. The second edition of Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education helps nursing educators measure and evaluate the level of learning that their students receive and aids them in altering their class plans. This award-winning book is the only book in nursing education that focuses entirely on evaluation and testing; explains how to prepare all types of test items; and explores how to assemble, administer, and analyze tests, measurement concepts, grading, and clinical evaluation. Educators will learn the basics of how to plan for classroom testing, analyze test results, write all types of test items, incorporate methods for evaluating critical thinking, evaluate written assignments and clinical performance, and more. In addition, new content on development and evaluation of testing and distance education is included. Directed toward teachers in nursing education programs and health care agencies, graduate students preparing for teaching roles, and nurses in clinical practice who teach others, this text is an essential resource for all health professionals involved in evaluation, measurement, and testing. This updated edition offers help with the many aspects of being a successful teacher of nursing. In the Second Edition: .: New content on development and evaluation of testing and distance education.; Writing alternate item formats similar to the NCLEX.; Developing tests that prepare students for licensure and certification.; Strategies for evaluating different cognitive levels of learning.; Evaluating written assignments and sample scoring rubrics.; Up-to-the-minute information on testing in distance education environments with a special focus on internet and on-line based testin

Download or read book Measurement of Nursing Outcomes 2nd Edition written by Louise Sherman Jenkins, PhD, RN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-08-03 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Teaching Assessing and Evaluation for Clinical Competence written by Mary Neary and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2000 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly practical introduction to teaching, assessing and evaluating students for all health care practitioners. It encourages the reader to take a self-directed approach to their own development as assessors. Mary Neary has produced an ideal text for for health professionals preparing to take on the role of mentor, supervisor or assesssor. "OVERALL THIS IS A WELL WRITTEN AND CONCEIVED BOOK, PACKED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS!" Nursing Standard

Download or read book Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education written by Randy M. Gordon, DNP, FNP-BC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-04-28 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn best practices for successfully integrating virtual simulation into nursing curriculum Written for students in nurse educator programs, nursing faculty, and other health care educators, Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education unpacks the necessary tools for successful integration of technology into nursing programs. The benefits of virtual simulation in nursing education are innumerable: less expensive, easier to access, and location independent compared with nondigital simulations. Yet the evolving nature of both curricula and technology complicates the implementation of a coherent integration plan. Success requires a coordinated impetus from faculty, administrators, and students to enrich a technologically enhanced learning landscape. With a practical, how-to focus, this book describes the unique dynamics and demands of using virtual simulation as a core teaching method and focuses on the best practices for integrating this technology into the nursing curriculum. The first text to detail systematic strategies for faculty, students, and administrators, Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education examines the most effective teaching methods and activities, discusses challenges and pitfalls to integrating virtual simulation into a curriculum, and examines how learning outcomes are met. With an eye toward motivating students to embrace technology throughout their careers, content illustrates how students can leverage technologies to maximize learning and support practice. Replete with savvy tips from virtual simulation experts, chapters include exemplars that present the models in real-life scenarios, and clinical reasoning questions to reinforce learning. Key Features: Accompanied by an Instructor’s Manual and PowerPoint slides Teaches students of nurse educator programs, nurse educators, and administrators how to successfully use virtual simulation Provides useful tools, best practices, and savvy strategies for integrating technology into the curriculum Includes examples and clinical reasoning questions to reinforce content Demonstrates how students can maximize learning and support practice with virtual simulation technology Provides a firm foundation for students to embrace technology throughout their careers

Download or read book Evaluating the Impact of Implementing Evidence Based Practice written by Debra Bick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evidence-Based Nursing Series is co-published with SigmaTheta Tau International (STTI). The series focuses on implementingevidence-based practice in nursing and midwifery and mirrors theremit of Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, encompassingclinical practice, administration, research and publicpolicy. Evaluating the Impact of Implementing Evidence-BasedPractice considers the importance of approaches to evaluate theimplementation of evidence-based practice. Outcomes of evidence-based practice can be wide ranging andsometimes unexpected. It is therefore important to evaluatethe success of any implementation in terms of clinical outcomes,influence on health status, service users and health policy andlong-term sustainability, as well as economic impacts. This, the third and final book in the series, looks at how best toidentify, evaluate and assess the outcomes of implementation ,reflecting a wide range of issues to consider and addresswhen planning and measuring outcomes. An informative, practical resource for an internationalreadership Providing critical evaluation of models and approaches tomeasuring outcomes Explores the importance of measuring successfulimplementation Examines outcomes in terms of long-term sustainability Addresses economic impacts and influence on healthpolicy Provides practice-based examples Written by a team of internationally respected authors

Download or read book Evaluation in Nursing written by Lawrence Litwack and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Some Objective Approaches to Evaluation Case Presentations written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Evaluation of an Assessment Tool for Clinical Practice from the Nurse Mentor s Perspective written by Mary Kathleen Traynor and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation Instruments in Nursing written by Dolores Bower and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Appraisal of a Clinical Evaluation Tool for Student Nurses written by Cathy Harrop and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Practical Guide to Medical Student Assessment written by Zubair Amin and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide provides a simple, useful reference to commonly raised questions about medical student assessment. The first part of the book provides succinct information on the general aspects of assessment such as purpose and principles of assessment; technical terms such as validity, reliability, and utility of assessment instruments; and how to choose assessment instruments for a given purpose. Individual assessment instruments are treated in the second part of the guide. The authors focus on about 20 selected assessment instruments currently in use or promising new instruments that are likely to get increased acceptance in future. For each instrument a general description is given, followed by discussion on its uses, limitations, psychometric characteristics, and recommendations for medical teachers. The reference section contains highly selective and well-researched resources, annotated and classified according to their usefulness. Many of these resources are available free on the Internet. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Assessment in Medical Education: An Overview (151 KB). Contents: Principles and Purpose of Assessment: Assessment in Medical Education: An Overview; Key Concepts in Assessment; Special Issues in Assessment in Clinical Medicine; Standard Setting; A Model for Assessment; Assessment of OCyKnowsOCO and OCyKnows HowOCO: Oral Examination/Viva; Long Essay Questions (LEQ); Short Answer Questions (SAQ); Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ); Extended Matching Items (EMI); Key Features Test (KF); Assessment of OCyShows HowOCO: Long Case; Short Case; Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE); Assessment of OCyDoesOCO: Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX); Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS); Clinical Work Sampling (CWS); Checklist; 360-Degree Evaluation; Logbook; Portfolio. Readership: Medical teachers and nursing, dental and para-clinical professionals."

Download or read book Considerations in Clinical Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Clinical Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Qualitative Research in Nursing written by Helen Streubert Speziale and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2011 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Qualitative Research in Nursing is a user-friendly text that systematically provides a sound foundation for understanding a wide range of qualitative research methodologies, including triangulation. It approaches nursing education, administration, and practice and gives step-by-step details to instruct students on how to implement each approach. Features include emphasis on ethical considerations and methodological triangulation, instrument development and software usage; critiquing guidelines and questions to ask when evaluating aspects of published research; and tables of published research that offer resources for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Handbook on Medical Student Evaluation and Assessment written by Alliance for Clinical Education and published by Gegensatz Press. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) is proud to announce its newest text, the Handbook on Medical Student Evaluation and Assessment. This comprehensive book derives from some chapters in the indispensable fourth edition of the Guidebook for Clerkship Directors, but expands upon those chapters and contains critical new information about milestones, professionalism, and program evaluation. It is useful not only for clerkship directors, but also for preclinical educators, teachers of electives and subinternships, the dean's office, the student affairs office, residency and fellowship program directors, and anyone who teaches, advises, or mentors medical students. It discusses all aspects of assessing learners, with well‐referenced presentations starting from basic definitions, progressing through various assessment methods, and including reviews of the legal aspects of assessments.