title: Outcomes assessment: implications for nursing education.
abstract: In response to public criticisms about the outcomes of higher education, colleges and universities have implemented comprehensive assessment programs. In nursing education, outcomes assessment has become a criteria for accreditation. Yet, currently no guidelines exist describing "best practices" in nursing education outcomes assessment. Experts in educational assessment provide helpful guidelines for nurse educators as they establish comprehensive assessment plans. The authors provide a review of the literature in the field of assessment and offer strategies for developing successful assessment programs in nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven 06515, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bartels
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*