Question

explain the evaluation on a nursing care plan

Answer 1

The purpose of the evaluation is to determine the usefulness and completeness of the Nursing care plan system and whether the limitations of the former care planning system have been overcome. The evaluation includes user reactions to the

1) overall system,

2) standards of care,

3) nursing order sets

4) goals on the computer.

Approaches for data collection include focus groups for super users, paper and pencil evaluation forms for all users of the NCP and structured interviews of staff by their managers. Focus groups will solicit feedback regarding usefulness and completeness of the components of the Nursing care plan system. The paper and pencil questionnaire consists of rating scales to evaluate the components of the Nursing care plan system. The unit managers’ interviews of staff will be conducted with reference to worklists currently being used by staff to provide care. Structured questions to be asked of staff are designed to determine whether the limitations of the previous worklists from previous care planning system have been eliminated. The evaluation process will begin the week following go-live and include multiple waves of data collection.

The evaluation addresses the usability and completeness of the order sets to plan and direct nursing care.

Summary

Based on the conclusions of the Nursing care plan evaluation, recommendations and implications for incorporating evidence-based nursing order sets into clinical information systems will be presented.