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Nursing evaluation: purposes, achievements and opportunities
1Department of Health and Paramedical Studies, West London Institute of Higher Education, Isleworth, Middlesex, U.K.
International Journal of Nursing Studies
|August 1, 1992
Summary
Nursing evaluation is a vital tool for enhancing healthcare quality and professional standards. Further improvements require focusing on neglected areas, strengthening methodologies, and expanding research training.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Program Evaluation
Background:
- Evaluation has evolved into a specialized discipline with advanced methodologies.
- Nursing evaluation has significantly benefited from these advancements.
- Current evaluations demonstrate the practical utility of nursing evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the indispensable role of evaluation in healthcare.
- To underscore its importance in advancing professional nursing standards.
- To identify areas for future development in nursing evaluation.
Main Methods:
- The abstract does not specify methods, but refers to 'examples of cogent, recent evaluations'.
- Focuses on the conceptual and technical apparatus of evaluation.
- Implies a review or synthesis of existing evaluation practices in nursing.
Main Results:
- Evaluation is a critical tool for improving healthcare quality.
- It plays a key role in advancing professional nursing standards.
- Demonstrates the practical application and benefits of nursing evaluation.
Conclusions:
- There is a need to expand evaluation to neglected nursing areas.
- Enhancing conceptual and methodological rigor is essential.
- Increased training in research skills for nurses is recommended.