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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
Academic Outcome Measures of a Dedicated Education Unit Over Time: Help or Hinder?
Tish Smyer1, Tricia Gatlin, Rhigel Tan
1Author Affiliations: Professor (Drs Smyer† and Feng), Assistant Professor (Drs Gatlin and Tan), Lecturer (Ms Tejada), School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Abstract:
Critical thinking, nursing process, quality and safety measures, and standardized RN exit examination scores were compared between students (n = 144) placed in a dedicated education unit (DEU) and those in a traditional clinical model. Standardized test scores showed that differences between the clinical groups were not statistically significant. This study shows that the DEU model is 1 approach to clinical education that can enhance students' academic outcomes.
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