title: Planning and Selecting Evaluation Designs for Leadership Training: A Toolkit for Nurse Managers and Educators.
abstract: Leadership development training and education for nurses is a priority in modern health care systems. Consequently, effective evaluation of nurse leadership development programs is essential for managers and educators in health care organizations to determine the impact of such programs on staff behaviors and patient outcomes. Our team has identified a framework for the evaluation of the design and implementation of such programs. Following this, we provide practical tools for the selection of evaluation methodologies for leadership development programs for use by health care educators and program commissioners.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Ireland.. Electronic address: simon.dunne@dcu.ie.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.affiliation: National Leadership and Innovation Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: Cora
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lunn
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Ireland.
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirwan
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Ireland.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director, Dr Steevens Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Condell
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Index words; Leadership education; Nursing leadership; Training evaluation; Training methodologies