Book[edited by] Joanne V. Hickey, Eileen R. Giardino.
Summary: "The preface for the third edition builds on the intent described in the preface for the second edition, which is, to provide a high-quality resource on evaluation for nurses. The intent of this book is to address the special needs of DNP nurses to understand the principles of conducting large scale evaluations, and translating those principles into developing smaller projects, such as unit-based projects or projects required in DNP degree programs. Five years after the preparation of the second edition of this book, some things (principles/concepts/content) have stayed the same while significant changes in other areas of content and knowledge are noteworthy. First, what has stayed the same is the expectation of competency in evaluation of patient outcomes of all professional nurses. However, the competency bar is raised for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) nurses for evaluating health care and health care systems from a systematic and comprehensive science-based data driven perspective. Evaluation occurs in all areas of healthcare including populations, organizations, systems, programs/projects, health informatics, practice guidelines/protocols, health policy, and other health-related entities. Along with the higher expectations for DNP nurses come greater opportunities to lead evaluation teams and influence high-level decision making in all areas of health care"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Evaluation and Advanced Nursing Practice : The Mandate for Evaluation / Joanne V. Hickey
The Nature of Evidence as a Basis for Evaluation / Joanne V. Hickey
Models for Evaluation in Advanced Nursing Practice / Joanne V. Hickey
Evaluation and Outcomes / Eileen G. Giardino
Financial Evaluation / Eileen R. Giardino and Angelo P. Giardino
Evaluation of Organizations and Systems / Nancy Manning Crider and Beth Ulrich
Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems and Patient Care Technology / Juliana J. Brixey and V. Gail Roberson Turner
Planning a Program or Project Evaluation / Joanne V. Hickey
Evaluation in Quality Improvement / Eileen R. Giardino
Evaluation of Patient Care Based on Standards, Guidelines, and Protocols / Ronda G. Hughes
Evaluation of Interprofessional Health Care Teams / Joanne V. Hickey
Evaluation of Simulation to Support Ongoing Competency of the Health
Care Workforce / Kristen Starnes-Ott and M. Roseann Diehl
Evaluation of Populations and Population Health / Joanne V. Hickey
Evaluation of Health Policy: From Problem to Practice / Joyce Batcheller, Peggy L. Landrum, Nancy Manning Crider, and Patricia S. Yoder-Wise
Drivers of Change, Impact, and Challenges for Evaluation of Health Care / Joanne V. Hickey and Eileen R. Giardino.