Gaps and contract: evaluating the diffusion of new information. Part I. A description of the strategy

Time and fiscal constraints on oncology nurses require that continuing education programs yield demonstrable benefit to the clinician, the institution, and patient outcomes. This article describes "gaps and contract," a strategy that provides nurses with a tool to transfer knowledge from t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer nursing 1992-12, Vol.15 (6), p.401-405
Hauptverfasser: Barg, F K, McCorkle, R, Robinson, K, Yasko, J M, Jepson, C, McKeehan, K M
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Zusammenfassung:Time and fiscal constraints on oncology nurses require that continuing education programs yield demonstrable benefit to the clinician, the institution, and patient outcomes. This article describes "gaps and contract," a strategy that provides nurses with a tool to transfer knowledge from theory to practice, in a measurable form. The framework for this strategy lies within the concept of innovation diffusion. This strategy was used by two universities collaborating to educate 912 oncology health professionals in 38 continuing education programs. Part II of this article will describe the measurement of this strategy.
ISSN:0162-220X