...Evaluation Evaluation is the last phase of the nursing process. It follows implementation of the plan of care. It’s the judgment of the effectiveness of nursing care to meet patient goals based on the patient’s behavioral responses. Evaluating is a planned, ongoing, purposeful activity in which patients and health care professionals determine the patient’s progress toward achievement of goals/outcomes and the effectiveness of the nursing care plan. (Anukrishnan 2012). * Evaluation is continuous. * Done immediately after implementation to make on the spot modifications in an intervention. * Evaluation is performed at specific intervals. * Evaluation continues until the patient achieves the health goals or discharged from nursing care. * Evaluation includes goal achievement and self- care abilities. * Through evaluation nurses demonstrate responsibility and accountability for their actions and indicate interest in the results of the nursing activities. Process of Evaluating Patient Responses 1. Collecting data related to the desired outcomes. 2. Comparing the data with outcomes. 3. Relating nursing activities to outcomes. 4. Drawing conclusions about problem status. 5. Continuing, modifying, or terminating the nursing care plan. When determining whether a goal has been achieved, the nurse can draw one of the three possible conclusions: * The goal was met. The patient response is the same as the desired outcome. * The...
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...Running head: NURSING INTERVENTIONS AND EVALUATION Caring For Populations Part 3-Nursing Interventions and Evaluation Alexis Hunter Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing Summer Semester 2010 Nursing Interventions and Evaluation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus: (HIV) HIV infection remains a significant problem in Duval County, Florida. This disease significantly affects many communities and Duval County shares one of the highest HIV rates in America. One reason why Duval County faces higher rates of infection is because of the high minority population. Also, high levels of poverty and unemployment can make it difficult for a person to maintain health insurance to access their primary care provider and get the necessary treatment for HIV. Social stigma also plays a part in and negative attitudes of the community can prevent a person from seeking treatment or even testing for HIV. In this paper, three community health interventions that will address the main factors that contribute to HIV infection will be discussed. The best defense against HIV is educating the public about the disease. Regular testing for HIV is very important as well. The first intervention would to be involved in a local testing center and be able to test individuals as well as educate them on the disease. The majority of people at risk for HIV are located in the downtown area. There is a large homeless population and most lack insurance...
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...journal of Advanced Nursing, 1994, 19, 1024-1031 Curriculum evaluation in nursing education: a review of the literature Judith Chavasse BA RGN Dip Nurse Tutors Postgraduate Student, Departments of Education and Nursing Sfdies, The Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland Accepted for publication 29 September 1993 CHAVASSE J. (1994) lournal of Advanced Nursing 19, 1024-1031 Curriculum evaluation i nursing education: a review of the literature n Most curriculum evaluations in the literature have been reported by nurse evaluators; aims, criteria and methods are drawn chiefly from sociology, general education or management. There is an absence of studies exploring relevance to national health care need, nurses’ accountability to their clients and outcomes of cumcula. There appears to be much interest in innovatory programmes, students’ experiences and sociological understandings, with some concern for specific aspects of cumcula generally recognized as being problematic. The number of qualitative or mixed methodology studies is compatible with process cumcula and with academic and professional validation. EVALUATION OF NURSING CURRICULA The following year the erstwhile Joint Board o Clinical f Nursing Studies, finding that course planners lacked Evaluation of nursing curricula as a major consideration in knowledge and skills to evaluate their courses, produced nursing education in Britain and Ireland began to be a package which helped to introduce the practice...
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...Running head: PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE 1 Nursing 740 Practicum Experience Ginger VanDenBerg Ferris State University PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE Abstract 2 Orienting to the role of an academic nurse educator is a dynamic and challenging process. While engaging in this role with a preceptor, this novice nurse educator was guided by the core competencies developed by the National League for Nursing to teach Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree students. Utilizing teaching, assessment, and evaluation strategies learned throughout the Master’s in Nursing Science program, this educator developed a didactic presentation on building cultural competence for Health Assessment nursing students, demonstrated and assisted in the development of essential skills to conduct an adult physical examination, and coordinated a perioperative clinical rotation for senior level nursing students. This practicum experience has played a pivotal role in strengthening this novice educator’s ability to assist students in identifying their learning needs, strengths, and limitations, while providing opportunity to experience the teaching-learning environment of the academic arena. Keywords: nursing students, learning, practicum learning, nurse educator PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE Nursing 740 Practicum Experience New nurse educators transforming into their new role often discover they are not as prepared as they would hope to be (Poindexter, 2008). Being an experienced or expert nurse is not sufficient...
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...National League for Nursing Evaluation and Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION ELAC Members: Marilyn H. Oermann (Chair) Karen Saewert (Chair-elect) Pamela Rutar Suzanne Yarbrough Sub-committee Members: Reba Childress Dawne-Marie Dunbar Sally Erdel Barbara Haas Evelyn Hayes Debra Hurd Sheila Kyle Gayle Preheim, Chair Linda Siktberg Gale R. Woolley, Chair A comprehensive literature review was completed, reflecting best practices in assessment, evaluation, and grading in nursing. This annotated bibliography of the literature is organized into four areas: assessment and evaluation in (a) the classroom, (b) the online environment, (c) clinical practice, and (d) learning and simulation laboratories. There is a fifth section that provides references on the assessment of psychomotor learning and performance; that section is not annotated. This work was completed by members of ELAC and its subcommittees as noted above. 1 CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT Ahmad, N. (2002). Evaluation of teaching: Through eyes of students. Plano: Institutional Research Office, Collin County Community College District. This article reviews the student evaluations instruments used to evaluate learning and faculty in the classroom. The purpose of this article was to search for come standardized instruments of student evaluations. Instruments used are: Individual Developmental and Educational Assessment (IDEA), Student Assessment of...
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...Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999, 30(6), 1432±1440 Issues and innovations in nursing education Evaluation of an innovative curriculum: nursing education in the next century 1 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa Hasida Ben-Zur PhD Dana Yagil PhD Lecturer, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa and Ada Spitzer RN PhD Senior Lecturer and Head of Nursing Department, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Accepted for publication 22 March 1999 BEN-ZUR H., YAGIL D. & SPITZER A. (1999) BEN-ZUR Journal of Advanced Nursing 30(6), 1432±1440 Evaluation of an innovative curriculum: nursing education in the next century The present research focused on an interim evaluation of a new nursing curriculum made by ®rst- and second-year undergraduates. Study 1 examined the assessments made by 90 students of the new, actual programme of their studies, as well as an ideal one, on 21 bipolar criteria re¯ecting the developing changes in health care practices and higher educational processes in western society. The results of study 1 indicated that students perceived the actual programme as compatible with health care changes, but lacking in terms of the learning process. Study 2 investigated the same assessments among 105 registered nurses who evaluated the traditional nursing programme under which they were trained as well as an ideal one. The results of study 2 showed that registered...
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...Strategic Planning and Nursing Process Every decision-making process requires the basic steps of problem identification, intervention and evaluation. In healthcare, both the nursing process and strategic planning involve proper identification of a problem, gathering of data, formulating a plan, and deciding which intervention is the best to implement. After the intervention, evaluation is necessary. Strategic planning and the nursing process both are essential when developing medical informatics. The goal of this paper to identify the nurse’s role in both strategic planning and the nursing process, describe the differences between them, and how nurses can become more involved in strategic planning in informatics. Differences Between Strategic Planning Process and the Nursing Process Strategic planning is a process that focuses on the organization’s vision for the future. It is a management tool that aligns the organization’s vision with its mission, values, long-term goals, services, people served and resources. It also includes setting policy guidelines. It is a long-term process, where reassessments are made based on the internal and external changes occurring with the organization. (Hebda and Czar, 2013). Successful strategic planning is vital to the survival of a healthcare organization, given the competitive market and changing health care reforms. Strategic planning is led by the organization’s chief executive officer (CEO) and board of directors and work with a diverse...
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...School of Nursing NURS 220 Spring 2016 Vocabulary Homework Assignment – Chapters 10-16 in Taylor et al textbook – Worth 100 points Chapters 10 – 13 due Thursday February 25 Chapters 14 – 16 due Thursday March 3 Please define the following words using your Fundamentals of Nursing textbook and/or a medical dictionary. Please indicate the text and page number you used to obtain each definition. (If you want to make them flashcards you may, just make sure that your name is on them and they are rubber banded together so I can record and return them easily.) Chapter 10 Assess Concept mapping Decision making Dynamic Evaluate Expected outcomes Implement Interpersonal Nursing diagnoses Nursing process Outcome identification Outcome oriented Plan Reflective practice Systematic Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Chapter 11 Cue Data Data base Documentation Emergency assessment Focused assessment Inference Initial assessment Interview Minimum data set Nursing history Objective data Observation Physical assessment Review of systems (ROS) Subjective data Time-lapsed assessment Validation Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Prioritize Factual Accurate Relevant Interpersonal competence Virus Consultation Laboratory study Diagnostic study Chapter 12 Constipation Cancer Actual nursing diagnosis Collaborative problems Data cluster Diagnosing Diagnostic error Health problem Medical diagnoses Possible nursing diagnoses Risk nursing diagnoses ...
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...actions to incorporate health into policies. (Wikipedia) 3. CONCEPT – 3. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: Monitoring and evaluation is a systematic collection, analysis and reporting of information about public health activities. It determines programs efficiency and establishes standard of performance at the activity level. Proper monitoring and evaluation helps to identify the strong and weak points of programme operations and discrepancies. Basis for program accountability is formed and program effectiveness is determined. 3.1 Personal Context: Personally, I feel that the importance of monitoring and evaluation cannot be over emphasized. Every public health intervention or health education intervention...
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...and the Nursing Process Paper Brittany Braak February 2, 2015 HCS/482 Kevin Hamon Nursing Informatics Nursing informatics is a specific field of nursing that combines the science of nursing, computer science, and information and technology together to help in managing data and communicating information, knowledge and proven nursing practices. Healthcare informatics is essentially the use of information technology in the healthcare field. Computers and technology are becoming more widely used in the healthcare industry. Numerous software programs are now used for a variety of reasons and in many areas of nursing. These uses of healthcare informatics include electronic record keeping, information distribution, data observation, data investigation, medications distribution, risk assessments, and record keeping. Computerized medical records now make it easier to access a patient’s chart, medical history, and medication list. In the past a patient’s medical records were kept in the form of paper charts. Orders, prescriptions, vital signs, and office visits were typically hand written and were often unorganized and illegible. When patients went to the doctor their medical records were ordered and sent via courier to various departments or were sent via fax. Both methods leave room for patient information to be lost, destroyed, or stolen. Healthcare informatics has improved patient care by providing legible, secure, and organized computerized patient charts. Nursing Process ...
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...Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Ma HCS/ 482 May 25, 2015 Diane Delucia Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Strategic planning and the process of nursing often are not thought of in the same realm but in fact the nursing process plays a very important part of strategic planning for any nursing department; just as important as realizing the needs of a customer for any other business. In this paper, I will compare the strategic planning process and the nursing process as well as the possible roles nurses could play in planning of informatics. Strategic planning is a systematic process with an end goal that looks toward the future. The process allows for goals to be made with possible actions and objectives to help achieve these goals. According to Hebda & Czar, 2013, Strategic planning involves 9 steps: identification of the need for change, definition of goals and scope, scanning of external and internal environments, data analysis, identification of potential solutions, and selection of a course of action, implementation, evaluation, and feedback. Strategic planning is useful in many areas of business, including healthcare and nursing. Often strategic planning falls on an administrative member of the department due to the often unavailability of clinical staff to give needed time for strategic planning sessions. Hebda & Czar, 2013, define Strategic Planning as “the development of a comprehensive, long-range plan for guiding the activities and...
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...Northwest Tech Community College Nursing I & II Care Plan Student's Name: Client's initials: Date: ___________ Age and Developmental Stage: 69 year old Integrity vs. despair this patient is in despair not able to care for himself financially. ______ Diagnosis and Definition: Pneumonia- infection in lungs caused by a pathogen. ______ ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬-__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IDENTIFIED NURSING DIAGNOSIS SHORT-TERM GOAL INTERVENTIONS NURSING ACTION TAKEN RATIONALE FOR NURSING INTERVENTION EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SHORT-TERM GOAL I. Health Perception/ Management A. Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for Injury Subjective: Pt states he has lost his pep and stamina. Has shortness of breath with any exertion. Objective: Pt has Rheumatoid Arthritis and uses a walker. A. The pt will not fall during my shift 1. Provide night light 2. Keep patient’s room free of clutter 3. Assist the pt with all transfers and ambulation. If the patient requires multiple pillows for rest or positioning, tape the bottom layer of pillows to prevent dislodging. 1. Safety measures to prevent falling at night (Cox,2007,p.62) 2. Basic safety measures to prevent injury (Cox, 2007, p.62) 3. Assist in preventing suffocation or tripping on pillows. (Cox,2007,p.62) Goal was met. Pt ambulated with one person assist...
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...Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. The Clinical Scholar Model (CSM) is a . . practice–education partnership focused on . . Clinical Scholar Model improving the outcomes of clinical nursing . . . education by bridging the academic and . . Providing Excellence in Clinical service settings. An expert clinical nurse . . . Supervision of Nursing Students serves as a clinical scholar (CS) to . . coordinate, supervise, and evaluate the . . clinical education of nursing students in . Gayle Preheim, EdD, RN, CNAA, BC . . collaboration with school of nursing faculty. . Kathy Casey, MS, RN . This article describes the model’s evolution, . . Mary Krugman, PhD, RN, FAAN . how the model is differentiated from . . traditional clinical instruction roles and . . responsibilities, and the benefits to the . . . collaborating clinical agency and school . . of nursing. . . . ................................................ . he shortage of nurses and nursing faculty experienced throughout the nation provides opportunities for increased collaboration between clinical agencies and schools of nursing (Rice, 2003). Recently, nursing schools across the nation have increased enrollments to address the nursing workforce demands (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2003b; National League for Nursing, 2004). Clinical agencies have responded to these expanded enrollments by adding clinical placements and developing creative strategies to meet the need for increased clinical instructors...
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...Transcultural Nursing Model Transcultural Nursing Theory Transcultural Nursing Theory was developed by Madeleine Leininger. The theory first appeared in Leininger’s publication in 1991 but the theory itself was developed in the 1950s. Early in her nursing practice, Madeleine Leininger through observation, recognized that there was an important component of patient care that was missing. She noticed the lack of recognition and integration of patient’s cultural background into their plan of care. She recognized that patient’s cultural background influences their responses to health and illness and more importantly she believed that part of viewing the patient as a whole is taking into account their culture and cultural background in developing a plan of care. Her theory attempts to provide culturally competent nursing care through “cognitively based assistive, supportive, facilitative, or enabling acts or decisions that are mostly tailor-made to fit with individual, groups, or institution’s cultural values, beliefs, and lifeways.” The goal is to improve health outcome for people who are of different cultural backgrounds. Transcultural Nursing Theory has 3 components to it, the assessment, nursing care plan and evaluation. Leininger believed that a culturally friendly care for the patient begins with a culturalogical assessment which take into consideration the cultural background of an individual patient in relation to his or her health experience. This assessment also require...
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...Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies and practices. State law, rules, and regulations govern the practice of nursing, while Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice guides nurses in the application of their professional skills and responsibilities. Published by Nursesbooks.org The Publishing Program of ANA http://www.Nursesbooks.org/ American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492 1-800-274-4ANA http://www.NursingWorld.org Design: Typesetting: Printing: Editorial services: © 2010 American Nurses Association. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Contents Contributors Overview of Content Foundational Documents of Professional Nursing Audience for This Publication Scope of Nursing Practice Definition of Nursing Professional...
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