title: Development of the basic knowledge assessment tool (BKAT) for the neonatal intensive care unit: the NICU-BKAT3, its uses, and effect on staff nurses.
abstract: Defining and monitoring nursing knowledge is an essential responsibility of the profession. Defining basic knowledge needed for safe practice in the specialty area of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nursing is therefore appropriate. This article describes development of a new instrument called the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool (BKAT) for NICU nursing and offers practical applications for its use. Historical background information on the NICU is also presented.
authors.affiliation: The Catholic University of America School of Nursing, 620 Michigan Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20064, USA. toth@cua.edu
authors.forename: Jean C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Toth
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States