Psychometric analysis of performance on categories of client needs and nursing process with the NLN Diagnostic Readiness Test

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-223

  Dimitrov, Dimiter M ^a   Shelestak, Debra ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Client needs; Item Response Theory; NLN Diagnostic Readiness Test; Nursing education; Nursing process; Test assessment

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POPULATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; THEORY;

EID: 13444280279     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.11.3.207.61270     Document Type: Review

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