EVALUATION

-     systematic process that judges the worth or value of something in this case, teaching and learning.

-     evidence that what nurses do as educators makes a value added difference in the care they provide.

-     Is important in health care so as to prevent unplanned readmission

-     The final component of nursing practice decision making, the education process, and the nursing process

-     the final component of these three processes.

-     the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care

-     most relevant and best research one’s own clinical expertise and patient preferences and values

-     narrows the gap between research and nursing practice

-     strongest evidence upon which to base practice decisions.

-     an experimental form of impact evaluation in the population receiving the program/policy intervention is chosen at random from the same eligible population

-     evidence from research

-     used for general purpose, not only for the intended study

-     data generated from a diligently conducted quality improvement project

-     specific practice setting or with a specific population

-     the systematic collection of data about client progress generated during treatment to enhance the quality and outcomes of care

-     internal evidence that can be used both to identify whether a problem exists and to determine whether an intervention based on external evidence effectively resolved that problem

initially gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and using data to decide a direction for action.

gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and using data after an activity has been completed to determine the extent to which an action was successful.

-     the persons or groups for whom the evaluation is being conducted

individuals or groups who requested the evaluation or who will use the evaluation results