title: The palliative care quiz for nursing (PCQN): the development of an instrument to measure nurses' knowledge of palliative care.
abstract: This paper describes the process and outcomes of a study to develop a tool to measure nurses' knowledge of palliative care. The development of the palliative care quiz for nursing (PCQN) entailed the convening of an advisory committee, a wide process of consultation, the development of a conceptual framework, determination of format, generating of items and pre-testing, piloting and further testing of the quiz. The PCQN is a 20-item true, false and 'I don't know' test of knowledge that is easily administered and has utility for assessing knowledge, stimulating discussion and identifying misconceptions about palliative care nursing.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGuinness
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010166:Palliative Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013727:Terminal Care