Outcome Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing
"\ Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2009!\ Designated a Doody's Core Title!\ This is an excellent and timely tool for advanced practice nurses. Score: 100, 5 stars\ --Doody's\ Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2009!\ This book serves as an ideal tool for assisting APNs in gaining an understanding of the process of outcomes assessment....[A] useful resource for APN students, researchers, educators, and administrators....\ --Gail L. Ingersoll, EdD, RN, FAAN Director, Center...
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Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2009! "This book serves as an ideal tool for assisting APNs in gaining an understanding of the process of outcomes assessment....[A] useful resource for APN students, researchers, educators, and administrators...."--Gail L. Ingersoll, EdD, RN, FAAN Director, Center for Outcomes Measurement and Practice Innovation Loretta Ford Professor of Nursing University of Rochester Medical Center (From the Foreword)Measuring patient outcomes is arguably the most important job of the advanced practice nurse (APN)-yet conducting outcome assessment and selecting the appropriate instruments for measuring outcome continue to be a challenge, even to the best in the field. This newly revised edition provides APNs with up-to-date resources and examples of outcome measures, tools, and methods that can be used to expand the APN's understanding of outcome assessment. The chapters outline numerous examples of practice-based outcome assessments, with detailed descriptions of how an assessment is conducted, as well as guidelines for identifying the proper instruments for measuring outcome. New to this edition: An extensively updated literature review on outcome measurement A new chapter on outcomes assessment in primary care and ambulatory settings Guidelines for locating instruments and measures for assessment Information on an ongoing international initiative focusing on the development of an APN research data collection toolkit Written for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and graduate level APNs, this newly updated edition serves as an invaluable resource for APNs, regardless of specialty area of practice or practice setting. Doody Review Services Reviewer:Janet S. Selway, DNSc (c) , CRNP (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing) Description:This book is a valuable resource for researchers doing outcomes research for advanced practice nursing (APN) . It includes an exhaustive literature review of advanced practice nursing outcomes in a readable format with succinct discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the various research studies. Tables and diagrams especially enhance the discussion. The APN literature is presented in concise tables and provides a nice reference resource. Purpose:The purpose is to provide an overview, sources, and examples of APN research and to provide up-to-date resources and examples of outcome measures, tools, and methods that can be used by APNs to establish APN role effectiveness. The objectives are worthy, timely, and desperately needed, especially because of the current scrutiny of APN practice by organized medicine and policy makers. The book meets the author's objectives. Audience:It targets those interested in doing APN outcomes research. This is an essential resource for doctoral students and experienced nurse researchers. The author is a credible authority on the subject. Features:Included in this book is a presentation of the APN outcomes literature in quick reference table format as well as a pragmatic discussion of specific types of outcomes and measurement methods. Chapters include examples of outcomes research methods and studies as they relate to various APN specialities, including nurse anesthesia, nurse midwifery, clinical nurse specialists, and a few APN specialty practices (cardiovascular and nutritionalsupport) . Summary tables of the APN outcomes literature and sources of outcomes measures provide an invaluable resource to the profession of nursing. Other helpful examples include frameworks for outcomes studies, study design and implementation including assessment tools. The chapter on economic outcomes is particularly valuable as it includes an organized and succinct discussion of economic theory as it relates to financial outcomes. Future editions of this book could include a chapter focused on APN outcomes in primary care settings. Assessment:This is an essential resource for clincians, students and administrators who are doing APN outcomes research. This book is similar to Hamer and Collinson's Achieving Evidence-Based Practice: A Handbook for Practitioners (Bailliere Tindall, 1999) . but is unique because of its specific APN perspective.
Foreword Gail L. Ingersoll Ingersoll, Gail L.1 Measuring Outcomes in Advanced Practice Nursing Ruth M. Kleinpell Kleinpell, Ruth M. 12 Analyzing Economic Outcomes in Advanced Practice Nursing Kevin D. Frick Frick, Kevin D. Patricia W. Stone Stone, Patricia W. 633 Selecting Advanced Practice Nurse Outcome Measures Suzanne M. Burns Burns, Suzanne M. 894 General Design and Implementation Challenges in Outcomes Assessment Ann F. Minnick Minnick, Ann F. 1075 Locating Instruments and Measures for APN Outcome Assessments Marilyn Wolf Schwartz Schwartz, Marilyn Wolf Roger Green Green, Roger Jan Buffo Dempsey Dempsey, Jan Buffo 1196 Measuring Outcomes in Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Nursing Anna Gawlinski Gawlinski, Anna Kathy McCloy McCloy, Kathy 1397 Ambulatory NP Outcomes Mary Jo Goolsby Goolsby, Mary Jo 1878 Assessing Outcomes in Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Nancy Dayhoff Dayhoff, Nancy Brenda Lyon Lyon, Brenda 2019 Outcomes Measurement in Nurse-Midwifery Practice Rhonda Arthur Arthur, Rhonda Julie Marfell Marfell, Julie Suzan Ulrich Ulrich, Suzan 22910 Outcomes Assessment in Nurse Anesthesia Michael J. Kremer Kremer, Michael J. Margaret Faut-Callahan Faut-Callahan, Margaret 25511 Resources to Facilitate APN Outcomes Research Denise Bryant-Lukosius Bryant-Lukosius, Denise Julie Vohra Vohra, Julie Alba DiCenso DiCenso, Alba 277Index 297
\ From The CriticsReviewer: Kathleen M. Woodruff, RN, MS, CRNP(Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)\ Description: This valuable resource assists advanced practice nurses with identifying appropriate outcomes and measurement tools for use in nursing practice. The previous edition was published in 2001.\ Purpose: This book presents an overview of advanced practice nursing outcomes research and a discussion of outcomes measurements appropriate to all areas of advanced practice nursing. The authors have identified excellent objectives and have clearly met them.\ Audience: The audience includes all advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. The editor and contributors are highly respected professionals in the area of assessment and outcomes research.\ Features: The book presents an overview of the state of outcomes research, from both practice and economic perspectives. It provides detailed information about issues related to the design and implementation of outcomes assessments as well as to identifying and locating an appropriate assessment tool. Finally, it incorporates real examples of outcomes research specific to practice settings, which helps to demonstrate the concepts and principles. \ Assessment: This is an excellent and timely tool for advanced practice nurses. The importance of outcomes research is indisputable. Advanced practice nurses need to create outcomes research that clearly demonstrates the value of their practice in healthcare.\ \ \ \ \ From The CriticsNurses and academics describe the process of conducting outcome assessments for clinical nurse, nurse practitioner, anesthetist, and midwife, nutrition, and cardiovascular practice specialties. The chapters outline current measures, tools, and methods, with attention to design and implementation aspects. Figures, tables, and examples from outcome studies highlight crucial points. The intended audience includes students, nurses, educators, administrators, and researchers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ 4 Stars! from Doody\ \
