Evaluation of nursing practice: process and critique.
This article describes the difficulties in conducting clinical trials to evaluate nursing practice models. Suggestions are offered for strengthening the process. A clinical trial of a nursing practice model based on a synthesis of Aristotelian theory with Rogers' science is described. The rationale for decisions regarding the research procedures used in presented. Methodological limitations of the study design and the specifications of the practice model are examined. It is concluded that clear specification of theoretical relationships within a practice model and clear identification of key intervening variables will enable researchers to better connect the treatment with the outcome.
Braunstein
M S
MS
Madonna University, Livonia, MI, USA.
D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000379:methods; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design