title: Improving the use of evaluation in health settings: do data support and order of recommendation make a difference?
abstract: This study examined two variables associated with nurse decision makers' perceptions of the usefulness of program evaluation. The first variable represented amount of data support for recommendations; the second represented the order of presentation of supporting and nonsupporting recommendations. The sample of New York state nurses reflected two levels of decision makers: Supervised (staff nurses) and supervising (head nurses, supervisors, and directors). Results indicated that experience with decision making and order of presentation affected perceptions of recommendations and sufficiency of information.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Jatulis
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Carpinello
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003657:Decision Making; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009518:New York; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation