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The palliative care quiz for nursing (PCQN): the development of an instrument to measure nurses' knowledge of palliative care
Author(s) -
M Ross Margaret,
McDonald Beth,
McGuinness Joan
Publication year - 1996
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.1365-2648.1996.tb03106.x
Subject(s) - palliative care , nursing , measure (data warehouse) , medicine , medline , psychology , computer science , database , political science , law
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