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Volume 11 (3)
Volume 11, Issue 3, 1991
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1991; 11(3):229-242
NURSING
Fine-Tuning Nurse Management Education Through Formative Evaluation
Dee Ann Gillies, EdD, RN
David A. Child, MA
M. Elisabeth Risley, PhD
Alfred Pach III, PhD
A b s t r a c t
This paper briefly describes a unique nursing management program, Education for First-Level Nursing Management (EFFLNM), which combines the advantages of a short, compressed course with those of an extended-time course. Three six-month cycles of this program were funded by the U.S. Public Health Service. Each cycle consisted of 13 days of workshops, three 90-minute teleconferences and telephone coaching by project staff members. Formative evaluation data from end-of-day and end-of-workshop assessments were used to monitor and improve lesson content and teaching methods both within and across cycles. This paper also describes an on-going evaluation process that made it possible to adapt content to a mature, experienced audience's needs.
Keywords: Nursing management education; first-level nurse managers; educational needs assessment; formative evaluation; leadership and organization skills
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