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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779652603321

Titolo

Outcome assessment in advanced practice nursing / / Ruth M. Kleinpell, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Publishing Company, 2013

ISBN

1-78402-772-3

0-8261-1048-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Disciplina

610.73

Soggetti

Nurse Clinicians - standards

Outcome Assessment, Health Care

Nurse Practitioners - standards

Advanced Practice Nursing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Measuring Outcomes in Advanced Practice Nursing; Focusing On Outcomes Of APN; Outcomes Measurement In Apn Practice; Outcomes Of Apn Practice: What Evidence Is In The Literature?; Classifying Apn Outcome Studies; Care-Related Outcomes of APN; Patient-Related Outcomes of APN Care; Performance-Related Outcomes of APN Care; Sources For Identifying Outcome Measures and Outcome Instruments; Highlighting The Impact of APN Care Nationally and Internationally; Summary; Recommendations For Apn Outcome Studies; References

Chapter 2: Analyzing Economic Outcomes in Advanced Practice NursingTypes Of Economic Evaluations; Cost-Minimization Analysis; Cost-Consequence Analysis; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Cost-Utility Analysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Common Issues In All Economic Evaluations; Selecting the Type of Economic Evaluation; Framing the Analysis; Costs; Discounting; Analysis; Sensitivity Analysis; Conclusions; Web Links; References; Chapter 3: Selecting Advanced Practice Nurse Outcome Measures; Selecting Apn Role-Sensitive Outcome Measures; Acute Care Nurse Practitioner For A Medical Acute



Care Floor

Unit EducatorClinical Nurse Specialist (CNS); Categories Of Apn Outcome Data; Satisfaction (Patient, Family, Caregivers, Physician); Clinical Outcomes Measures; Efficiency (Timesaving) Outcomes; Financial Outcomes; Aggregate Data and/or Hospital Benchmark Data; Summary; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: General Design and Implementation Challenges in Outcomes Assessment; Solving Design Problems; Linking Purpose and Design; Selecting Outcomes; Tracing Cause and Effect; Analytic Issues; Addressing Implementation Challenges; Issues; Solutions; Reference; Resources-Books and Websites

Chapter 5: Locating Instruments and Measures for Advanced Practice Nursing Outcome AssessmentsStandard Books; Mental measurements yearbooks (MMYBs)by Buros Institute of Mental Measurements; Tests in Print (Tip) by Buros Institute of Mental Measurement; Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business, edited by Taddy Maddox. PRO-ED, Inc., published from 1983 to the present, with a 2008 edition.; Test Critiques, Kansas City, Missouri, Test Corporation of America, published since 1984

Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures, edited by B.A.Goldman and D.F. Mitchell, published by the American Psychological Association since 1970 (latest volume 9 published 2008)Bibliographic Databases; Levels Of Evidence; Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI); Medline/Pubmed; Cochrane Databases; Education Resources Information Center; Psychinfo; Dissertation Abstracts International; Proquest Dialog; Internet Resources and Online Library Resources; University Library Websites; Mobile/Handheld Devices and Medical Applications (Apps); Professional Association Sites

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Sommario/riassunto

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! Named an AJN Book of the Year!  ""This is an excellent and timely tool for advanced practice nurses."" Score: 100, 5 stars -Doody's Medical Reviews  Measuring the results of APN care has become increasingly important as a way to demonstrate the significant impact of APN nurses on practice outcomes. The third edition of this award-winning volume has been updated to provide the most current knowledge, perspectives, and research on assessing outcomes of APN care. It addresses not only the health out