title: Assessment of outcomes: the design and use of real and simulation nursing performance examinations.
abstract: Lenburg and Mitchell tell us the time for student outcome assessment has arrived. They examine the philosophic assumptions underlying this system and share the experience gleaned by the New York Regents External Degree programs. Testing options ranging from observed care of real patients to patient simulations to interactive video exams are discussed.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Lenburg
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D013338:Students, Nursing