title: Measurement of return on investment of workplace education: an annotated list of references.
abstract: In the context of downsizing and with the decline of revenue in healthcare organizations, educators recognize the need to develop strategies to measure the subsidy of staff development programs to the organization's welfare. An annotated reference list is provided to assist educators who have little time for an extensive literature review with a place to begin development of a plan to measure return on investment.
authors.affiliation: Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Blake
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013192:Staff Development / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017132:Workplace