Evaluation of Quality in Health Care for DNPs, Third Edition (eBook)

Joanne V. Hickey, Eileen R. Giardino (Herausgeber)

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2021 | 3., Third Edition, New Edition
388 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
9780826175236 (ISBN)

Infos

Now in its third edition, this award-winning text work is the only advanced practice nursing text to present effective, systematic, and in-depth evaluations of all aspects of health care quality. Comprehensive in scope, it distills best practice information from numerous sources to facilitate utmost competency for APN and DNP graduates. The third edition keeps pace with the rapidly evolving healthcare market by presenting a more comprehensive range of evaluation strategies for analyzing quality, safety, and value in healthcare practice and programs. It provides a completely new chapter on evaluation of simulation programs to improve clinician competency and patient care technology.An increased focus on the application of quality improvement is woven throughout, including the quality improvement-research continuum and an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork. New case studies, specific examples from a variety of QI projects, and content specifically geared to improve teamwork also add to the book's outstanding value. The text also delves into the theoretical basis of evaluation and its application as an integral part of contemporary practice. It includes evaluation models that enable nurses to address economic and financial viability, and guides readers through the translation of outcomes from evaluation into health care policy. Additionally, the text now includes PowerPoints for instructors.New to the Third Edition:New chapter: Evaluation of Simulation to Support Ongoing Competency in the HC WorkforceAdditional case studies and specific examples from QI projectsIncreased focus on teamwork and collaborationEnhanced discussion of theoretical foundations of evaluation approachesNew focus on program evaluation and dissemination of findingsKey Features:Addresses AACN competencies and scope of practiceHelps students integrate best and evidence-based practices into careProvides guidance on practical methods and tools for Quality Improvement ProjectPresents evaluation models enabling nurses to address economic and financial viabilityIncludes evaluations of organizations, systems, standards for practice, health care redesign, and the challenges of electronic medical records

Inhalt

Section I: FOUNDATIONS OF EVALUATION

Chapter 1. Evaluation and Advanced Nursing Practice: The Mandate for Evaluation

Joanne V. Hickey

Chapter 2. The Nature of Evidence as a Basis for Evaluation

Joanne V. Hickey

Chapter 3. Models for Evaluation in Advanced Nursing Practice

Joanne V. Hickey

Chapter 4. Evaluation and Outcomes

Eileen G. Giardino

Chapter 5. Financial Evaluation

Eileen R. Giardino and Angelo P. Giardino

Section II: EVALUATION OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONAL IMPERATIVES

Chapter 6. Evaluation of Organizations and Systems

Nancy Manning Crider and Beth Ulrich

Chapter 7. Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems and Patient Care Technology

Juliana J. Brixey and V. Gail Roberson Turner

Chapter 8. Planning a Program or Project Evaluation

Joanne V. Hickey

Chapter 9. Evaluation in Quality Improvement

Eileen R. Giardino

Chapter 10. Evaluation of Patient Care Standards, Guidelines, and Protocols

Ronda G. Hughes

Chapter 11. Evaluation of Interprofessional Health Care Teams

Joanne V. Hickey

Chapter 12. Evaluation of Simulation to Support Ongoing Competency of the Health Care Workforce

Kristen Starnes-Ott and M. Roseann Diehl

SECTION III: EVALUATION OF POPULATIONS AND HEALTH POLICY

Chapter 13. Evaluation of Populations and Population Health

Joanne V. Hickey

Chapter 14. Evaluation of Health Policy: From Problem to Practice

Joyce Batcheller, Peggy L. Landrum, Nancy Manning Crider, and Patricia S. Yoder-Wise

Chapter 15. Drivers of Change, Impact, and Challenges for Evaluation of Health Care

Joanne V. Hickey and Eileen R. Giardino

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Pflegemanagement / Qualität / Recht
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Studiengänge ► Pflegewissenschaft
• Schlagworte: advanced practice registered nurses,decision making,Doctorate of Nursing Practice nurses,faculty teaching evaluation,health care,nurse administrators,quality improvement
• ISBN-13: 9780826175236 / 9780826175236