Program evaluation: How faculty addressed concerns about the nursing program

Nurse Educator

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 118-121

  Haleem, Diane M ^a   Evanina, Kathleen ^a   Gallagher, Robin ^a   Golden, Mary Alice ^a   Healy Karabell, Kathleen ^a   Manetti, Wendy ^a  

^a MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

BENCHMARKING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMEDIAL TEACHING;

EID: 77951777566     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181d95000     Document Type: Article

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