title: Academic Outcome Measures of a Dedicated Education Unit Over Time: Help or Hinder?
abstract: Critical thinking, nursing process, quality and safety measures, and standardized RN exit examination scores were compared between students (n = 144) placed in a dedicated education unit (DEU) and those in a traditional clinical model. Standardized test scores showed that differences between the clinical groups were not statistically significant. This study shows that the DEU model is 1 approach to clinical education that can enhance students' academic outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Professor (Drs Smyer† and Feng), Assistant Professor (Drs Gatlin and Tan), Lecturer (Ms Tejada), School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
authors.forename: Tish
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smyer
authors.forename: Tricia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gatlin
authors.forename: Rhigel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tejada
authors.forename: Du
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*