title: Objectives and outcomes: the fundamental difference.
abstract: This discussion focuses on the difference between educational objectives and outcomes. Both terms are used in nursing education, many times for the same purpose, yet they are expressions of different educational paradigms. A historical view of the development of objectives and outcomes is provided as well as a description of each. The discussion concludes with a demonstration of formats for developing educational outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. rwittmannprice@fmarion.edu
authors.forename: Ruth A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wittmann-Price
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Fasolka
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States