Revisiting the evaluation of clinical practice.
The evaluation of patient care is an ongoing process that is aimed at improving clinical outcomes, as well as advancing clinical practice. However, a number of elements need to be taken into account when evaluating clinical practice, including social, structural and process factors. Consideration of these factors, together with comprehensive and holistic assessment, clinical expertise, reflective thinking, and valid and reliable instrumentation, will allow practitioners to better evaluate clinical care, and in effect, improve client outcomes.
Leach
Matthew J
MJ
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. matthew.leach@unisa.edu.au
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D013850:Thinking; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration