Establishing the validity, reliability, and sensitivity of NOC in an adult care nurse practitioner setting.
The purpose of this study was to provide evidence of the inter-rater reliability, validity, and sensitivity of a subset of Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) measures, including 26 found to be "most clinically useful" in a nurse practitioner setting (NPS). Selected NPS results are compared to those obtained from a larger 10-site study. Results indicated that the measures are valid, reliable, and sensitive as clinical measures of nursing outcomes. Proper education of users can enhance psychometrics. Suggestions for strengthening the measures and further study are outlined.
Keenan
Gail
G
University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Mich., MI 48109, USA. gkeenan@umich.edu
Barkauskas
Violet
V
Stocker
Julia
J
Johnson
Marion
M
Maas
Meridean
M
Moorhead
Sue
S
Reed
David
D
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015588:Observer Variation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States