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Published on: June 21, 2010
The evolution and development of an instrument to measure essential professional nursing practices
Marlene Kramer1, Barbara B Brewer, Diana Halfer
1Author Affiliations: President (Dr Kramer), Health Science Research Associates, Apache Junction, Arizona; Associate Professor (Dr Brewer), College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, Tucson; Administrator (Ms Halfer), Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Illinois; Executive Director (Dr Hnatiuk), Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board, Pitman, New Jersey; Associate Professor (Dr MacPhee), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Vice President (Ms Schmalenberg), Health Science Research Associates, Tahoe City, California.
Abstract:
Nursing continues to evolve from a task-oriented occupation to a holistic professional practice. Increased professionalism requires accurate measurement of care processes and practice. Nursing studies often omit measurement of the relationship between structures in the work environment and processes of care or between processes of care and patient outcomes. Process measurement is integral to understanding and improving nursing practice. This article describes the development of an updated Essentials of Magnetism process measurement instrument for clinical nurses (CNs) practicing on inpatient units in hospitals. It has been renamed Essential Professional Nursing Practices: CN.
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