| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 247 pages) |
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Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 11, 2012). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Underpinnings of evaluation -- Evaluation in advanced practice nursing -- Nature of evidence as a basis for evaluation -- Conceptual models for evaluation in advanced nursing practice -- Economic evaluation -- Evaluation of organizations, systems, and standards for practice -- Evaluating organizations and systems -- Evaluating health care information systems and patients care technology -- Evaluation of patient care standards, guidelines, and protocols -- Evaluation of populations and health care teams -- Evaluating populations and population health -- Evaluating health care teams -- Evaluation of health policy and the future of health care -- Translating outcomes from evaluations to health policies -- Future trends and challenges in evaluation. |
| Summary |
High-level evaluation skills reflecting national standards and benchmarks are becoming increasingly important in our changing health care climate. This is the only nursing textbook to lay the foundation for APNs to achieve the highest possible competency in conducting systematic and in-depth evaluations of all aspects of health care. Comprehensive in scope, it distills current best practice information from numerous sources to create a thorough and reliable resource for APN and DNP graduates. The text addresses both the theoretical basis of evaluation and its application as an integral part of |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Nursing audit.
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Medical care -- Evaluation.
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Nurse Clinicians.
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Nursing Audit.
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Evaluation Studies as Topic.
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Program Evaluation.
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Quality of Health Care.
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MEDICAL / Nursing / Medical & Surgical
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MEDICAL / Nursing / Reference
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Medical care -- Evaluation. (OCoLC)fst01013794
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Nursing audit. (OCoLC)fst01041879
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| Added Author |
Brosnan, Christine A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hickey, Joanne V. Evaluation of health care quality in advanced practice nursing. New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2012 9780826107664 (DLC) 2012418244 (OCoLC)747528703 |
| ISBN |
9780826107671 (electronic bk.) |
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0826107672 (electronic bk.) |
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