Academic nurse-managed centers: approaches to evaluation.
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.
Barkauskas
Violet H
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University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482, USA. vhbarkas@umich.edu
Pohl
Joanne
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Breer
Lynn
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Tanner
Clare
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Bostrom
Andrea C
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Benkert
Ramona
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Vonderheid
Susan
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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