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The impact of practice development in an emergency department: A pluralistic evaluation
Citation
Moss, C and Walsh, K and Jordan, Z and Macdonald, L, The impact of practice development in an emergency department: A pluralistic evaluation, Practice Development in Health Care, 7, (2) pp. 93-107. ISSN 1475-9861 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1002/pdh.252
Abstract
Following completion of a practice development (PD) project in a hospital emergency department (ED,) a pluralistic evaluation was undertaken to assess staff perspectives on the impacts of PD on the ED. Individual and focus group interviews were used to gather data, and thematic and integrative analyses of these were undertaken. The overall findings of the evaluation revealed that the participants consistently felt that PD was a valuable undertaking, was useful for engaging in processes of change and offered positive outcomes both for staff and for patients. The research results generate confidence in the methods of pluralistic evaluation to evaluate the impacts of PD. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Diffusion of innovation; Emergency services; Focus groups; Pluralistic evaluation; Practice development; Semi-structured interviews |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
Research Field: | Paramedicine |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Evaluation of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Evaluation of health and support services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Walsh, K (Professor Kenneth Walsh) |
ID Code: | 92282 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences B |
Deposited On: | 2014-06-12 |
Last Modified: | 2014-10-01 |
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