Evidence-based program requirements: Evaluation of statistics as a required course

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Grace, Jeanne T ^a   D'Aoust, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Curriculum Evaluation; Evidence; Prerequisite; Research Course; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NEW YORK; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STATISTICS;

EID: 33144488471     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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