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Community Health Nursing Outcomes Inventory.
1University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. judy.alexander@sc.edu
Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice
|March 20, 2002
Summary
The Community Health Nursing Outcomes Inventory (CHNOI) is a valid tool for measuring client and nurse outcomes in community health. It efficiently assesses nursing care effectiveness in health services research.
Area of Science:
- Community health nursing
- Health services research
- Nursing outcomes assessment
Background:
- The Community Health Nursing Outcomes Inventory (CHNOI) is a 48-item instrument.
- It measures client and nurse outcomes in community settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the psychometric properties of the CHNOI.
- To evaluate the feasibility of using the CHNOI.
Main Methods:
- Psychometric testing of the CHNOI.
- Feasibility assessment in community settings.
Main Results:
- The CHNOI demonstrated sound psychometric properties.
- The instrument efficiently measures outcomes sensitive to nursing care.
Conclusions:
- The CHNOI is a useful tool for assessing community health program effectiveness.
- Researchers and managers can utilize the CHNOI in health services research.