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Writing behavioural objectives: an evaluation of a simple, inexpensive method
Author(s) -
Sturmey P.,
Newton T.,
Crisp A. G.
Publication year - 1988
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb02856.x
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , multiple baseline design , control (management) , unit (ring theory) , psychology , baseline (sea) , applied psychology , training manual , nursing , medical education , medicine , computer science , social psychology , mathematics education , intervention (counseling) , artificial intelligence , oceanography , geology , economics , economic growth
This study demonstrated experimental control of nurse compliance with writing behavioural objectives in a National Health Service adult training unit for mentally handicapped adults. At the baseline, low rates of compliance in writing complete behavioural objectives (i.e. an objective referring to a resident, an action, a prompt and a target) were identified. A simple environmental manipulation, namely redesigning the activity charts, led to an increase in writing complete behavioural objectives. Experimental control was demonstrated using a multiple baseline design across two groups of staff. Nurse compliance with writing adequate prompts and targets was less than compliance with writing names and behaviours. Greater degrees of compliance may require alternative methods of staff management such as feedback procedures.