The palliative care quiz for nursing (PCQN): the development of an instrument to measure nurses' knowledge of palliative care

This paper descrihes the process and outcomes of a study to develop a tool to measure nurses' knowledge of palhative care The development of the palhative care quiz for nursing (PCQN) entailed the convening of an advisory committee, a wide process of consultation, the development of a conceptua...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of advanced nursing 1996-01, Vol.23 (1), p.126-137
Hauptverfasser:	M Ross, Margaret, McDonald, Beth, McGuinness, Joan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Education, Nursing - standards Educational Measurement - methods Educational Measurement - standards Humans Knowledge Measures Models, Nursing Nurses Nursing Nursing Education Research Nursing Staff - education Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Palliative Care Pilot Projects Professional Staff Committees Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Terminal Care
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper descrihes the process and outcomes of a study to develop a tool to measure nurses' knowledge of palhative care The development of the palhative care quiz for nursing (PCQN) entailed the convening of an advisory committee, a wide process of consultation, the development of a conceptual firamework, determination of format, generating of items and pre‐testing, piloting and further testing of the quiz The PCQN is a 20‐item true, false and 'I don't know' test of knowledge that is easily administered and has utility for assessing knowledge, stimulating discussion and identifying misconceptions ahout palliative care nursing
ISSN:	0309-2402 1365-2648
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb03106.x