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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
Formative and summative evaluation of a practice doctorate program
J Carolyn Graff1, Cynthia K Russell, Cheryl C Stegbauer
1College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. cgraff@utmem.edu
Abstract:
Practice doctorate programs are developing rapidly to meet the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommendation that advanced practice nurses will be prepared with a Doctor of Nursing Practice by 2015. Evaluation of nursing doctoral programs has focused almost exclusively on research doctorate programs. The authors examine formative evaluations from students enrolled in a practice doctorate program and summative evaluations provided by students at the time of and 1 year following graduation. Suggestions for nurse educators and administrators are presented.
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