Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, 2nd Edition, Volume 3

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, 2nd Edition, Volume 3
Author: Carolyn Feher Waltz
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2001
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780826117953

A compendium of tools and methods available to nurses for the measurement of clinical and educational outcomes with attention given to purpose and utility, conceptual basis, development, testing, and the results of reliability and validity assessments.

Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),Measurement of Health Outcomes,5

Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),Measurement of Health Outcomes,5
Author: Sue Moorhead
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 778
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323100104

Suitable for clinicians, students, educators, researchers, and administrators in various clinical, educational and research venues, this title includes specific indicators that can be used as intermediate outcomes or to evaluate and rate the patient in relation to outcome achievement. This text standardizes the terminology and criteria for measurable or desirable outcomes as a result of interventions performed by nurses. Clinicians, students, educators, researchers, and administrators in a variety of clinical, educational and research venues can use the classification, which serves as an important focus for both cost containment and effective care. This new edition is even more comprehensive and includes specific indicators that can be used as intermediate outcomes or to evaluate and rate the patient in relation to outcome achievement.

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, 2nd Edition

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, 2nd Edition
Author: Louise Sherman Jenkins, PhD, RN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2001-08-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826116183

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.

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, 2nd Edition

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, 2nd Edition
Author: Ora Lea Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2003-01-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826116132

This thoroughly updated and revised new edition of the award-winning series on measurement presents nearly 80 actual, tested intruments for assessing nursing outcomes in a multitude of settings and situations. Each tool is accompanied by a descriptive essay that includes information on purpose, administration, scoring, and reliability and validity. Whether you are interested in measuring patient outcomes, evaluating patient learning, or assessing the effectiveness of teaching and learning in a nursing school, this compendium can provide the authoritative tools you need. Volume 1: Measuring Nursing Performance in Practice, Education, and Research Carolyn Feher Waltz, PhD, RN, FAAN and Louise Sherman Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAAN 2001 Volume 2: Client Outcomes and Quality of Care Ora Lea Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN and Coleen DiIorio, PhD, RN, FAAN December 2002 Volume 3: Self Care and Coping Ora Leah Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN and Coleen DiIorio, PhD, RN, FAAN December 2002

Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) - E-Book

Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) - E-Book
Author: Sue Moorhead
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 778
Release: 2012-11-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323293808

Promoting safe and effective nursing care, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), 5th Edition standardizes the terminology and criteria needed to measure and evaluate outcomes that result from nursing interventions. Nearly 500 research-based nursing outcome labels — including 107 that are NEW to this edition — help to standardize expected patient outcomes. Specific indicators make it easier to evaluate and rate the patient in relation to outcome achievement. Written by an expert author team led by Sue Moorhead, this book is ideal for practicing nurses, students, educators, researchers, and administrators seeking to improve cost containment and patient outcomes. 490 research-based nursing outcome labels promote standardization of expected patient outcomes. Definitions, lists of indicators, publication facts lines, and references provide all of the information you need to understand outcomes. A label name, definition, set of indications, 5 point Likert measurement scale, a publication facts line, and selected references are presented for each outcomes. Linkages between NOC outcomes and 2012-2014 NANDA-I Diagnoses and Functional Health Patterns promote clinical decision-making. Core outcomes are included for specialty practice across care settings. 107 NEW outcome labels allow you to better define patient outcomes that are responsive to nursing care. NEW! Health Management class added to the NOC taxonomy includes outcomes that describe the individual’s role in the management of an acute or chronic condition.

Assessing and Measuring Caring in Nursing and Health Sciences: Watson’s Caring Science Guide

Assessing and Measuring Caring in Nursing and Health Sciences: Watson’s Caring Science Guide
Author: Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826195423

The third edition is updated throughout and includes a comprehensive literature review of the research and measurement of caring. It features several new tools and instruments, and updates all established tools and instruments to reflect how each has been used in the past ten years. The third edition also presents a new chapter on assessing and measuring caring in digital/cyberspace settings, discusses global developments in assessing and measuring caring, and provides an updated section dedicated to the challenges and future directions of caring measurement.

Leadership and Nursing Care Management - E-Book

Leadership and Nursing Care Management - E-Book
Author: M. Lindell Joseph
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323697127

Develop your management and nursing leadership skills! Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 7th Edition focuses on best practices to help you learn to effectively manage interdisciplinary teams, client needs, and systems of care. A research-based approach includes realistic cases studies showing how to apply management principles to nursing practice. Arranged by American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) competencies, the text addresses topics such as staffing and scheduling, budgeting, team building, legal and ethical issues, and measurement of outcomes. Written by noted nursing educators Diane L. Huber and Maria Lindell Joseph, this edition includes new Next Generation NCLEX® content to prepare you for success on the NGN certification exam. - UNIQUE! Organization of chapters by AONL competencies addresses leadership and care management topics by the five competencies integral to nurse executive roles. - Evidence-based approach keeps you on the cutting edge of the nursing profession with respect to best practices. - Critical thinking exercises at the end of each chapter challenge you to reflect on chapter content, critically analyze the information, and apply it to a situation. - Case studies at the end of each chapter present real-world leadership and management vignettes and illustrate how concepts can be applied to specific situations. - Research Notes in each chapter summarize current research studies relating to nursing leadership and management. - Full-color photos and figures depict concepts and enhance learning. - NEW! Updates are included for information relating to the competencies of leadership, professionalism, communication and relationship building, knowledge of the healthcare environment, and business skills. - NEW! Five NGN-specific case studies are included in this edition to align with clinical judgment content, preparing you for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination. - NEW contributors — leading experts in the field — update the book's content.

Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research

Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research
Author: Denise F. Polit
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2014
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 145117683X

Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research, 8e augments the text and provides students with exercises for each text chapter that furthers their understanding and application of the text content. Critiquing opportunities abound in the Study Guide which includes eight full-length studies in their entirety representing a range of research types. Application Exercises are based on these studies and guide students in reading, understanding, and critiquing the studies. In addition, there are activities to support the learning of fundamental research terms and principles including fill in the blanks, matching exercises, and Study questions.

Measurement in Nursing and Health Research

Measurement in Nursing and Health Research
Author: Elizabeth R. Lenz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2010-04-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826105084

Designated a Doody's Core Title! "This is a valuable resource for readers seeking basic to advanced information on measurement. It should be on the bookshelf of all researchers, and a requirement for graduate nursing students."Score: 100, 5 stars--Doody's Medical Reviews "...this book is a wonderful shelf reference for nurse researcher mentors and investigators who may need to explore content or use content to design, test, select, and evaluate instruments and methods used in measuring nurse concepts and outcomes."--Clinical Nurse Specialist This fourth edition presents everything nurses and health researchers need to know about designing, testing, selecting, and evaluating instruments and methods for measuring in nursing. Thoroughly updated, this fourth edition now contains only the latest, most cutting-edge measurement instruments that have direct applicability for nurses and health researchers in a variety of roles, including students, clinicians, educators, researchers, administrators, and consultants. Using clear and accessible language, the authors explain in detail, and illustrate by example, how to conduct sound measurement practices that have been adequately tested for reliability and validity. This edition is enriched with topics on the leading edge of nursing and health care research, such as measurement in the digital world, biomedical instrumentation, new clinical data collection methods, and methods for measuring quality of care. Key features: Provides new and emerging strategies for testing the validity of specific measures Discusses computer-based testing: the use of Internet research and data collection Investigates methods for measuring physiological variables using biomedical instrumentation Includes information on measurement practices in clinical research, focusing on clinical data collection methods, such as clinimetrics Identifies the challenges of measuring quality of care and how to address them

Cases on Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in School Counseling

Cases on Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in School Counseling
Author: Rakich, Sladjana S.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2023-06-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 166847557X

The counseling profession has greatly evolved from its vocational roots in the early 20th century. New professional demands resulting from dynamic student needs are once again reshaping the field of educational counseling. Contemporary issues facing students and schools often require a multi-disciplinary problem-solving approach. Cases on Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in School Counseling showcases the interdisciplinary work done at the intersection of teaching and learning to support holistic student development in a PK-12 educational setting. The book presents current cases that illustrate common challenges and provide solutions or examples of approaches to guide educational practitioners in their development and work. Covering topics such as cultural proficiency, parental empowerment, and professional identity formulation, this casebook is an essential resource for educational counselors, school counselors-in-training, educators, administrators, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and academicians.