title: Connecting the dots of evaluation.
abstract: This column presents an overview of Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation that can be helpful to continuing nursing education providers when building evaluation into their provider units and activities.
authors.affiliation: ANCC, Commission on Accreditation, USA.
authors.forename: Lynore D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Desilets
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*