title: Academic nurse-managed centers: approaches to evaluation.
abstract: A comprehensive evaluation plan was developed to assess the outcomes of a multiuniversity project to support the development of academic nurse-managed centers (ANMCs). The evaluation included measuring ANMC impact on the clients and communities served, on students, and on the sponsoring faculties and universities. This article includes a discussion of the processes used in evaluation plan development, the variables measured, the tools developed to measure selected variables, and a summary of evaluation findings. Recommendations for use of selected evaluation components across ANMCs are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482, USA. vhbarkas@umich.edu
authors.forename: Violet H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Barkauskas
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Breer
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Andrea C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bostrom
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benkert
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vonderheid
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires