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Measuring the impact of nursing interventions in the community: a selective review of the literature
Author(s) -
Barnball K Louise,
Mackenzie Ann
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18030401.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , nursing , nursing interventions classification , resource (disambiguation) , process (computing) , community nursing , psychology , test (biology) , medline , medicine , computer science , political science , computer network , paleontology , biology , operating system , law
In a resource conscious environment, it is imperative that nurses use their skills and knowledge to provide an optimum service It is suggested that nurses working in the community must measure the impact of their nursing interventions to guide their own role development and to inform the purchasing process This literature review has revealed, however, that little progress has been made in this area by nurses within the community setting Indeed, it is suggested that research is needed to test reliable and valid methods of outcome measurement