Assessing the reliability, validity, and use of the lasater clinical judgment rubric: Three approaches

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-73

  Adamson, Katie Anne ^a   Gubrud, Paula ^b   Sideras, Stephanie ^c   Lasater, Kathie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Technology and Simulation   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857024523     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20111130-03     Document Type: Article

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