Online Companion: Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making

Web Sites
Chapter 15: Evaluation

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clinical Practice Guidelines
http://www.ahcpr.gov/
Describes research programs on the quality of care funded by the United States federal government.

ARCH National Resource Center Outcome Evaluation Initiative
http://www.chtop.com/
Provides an example or evaluation of a clinical program, a respite program for adults.

Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice, the University of Rochester School of Nursing
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/
Go to the School of Nursing for a description of faculty and student research on evidence-based practice.

Critical Thinking Consortium
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
The Foundation for Critical Thinking provides articles, links, and books on critical thinking.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jcaho.org/
Describes the programs of JCAHO, the organization responsible for health care accreditation in the United States.

National Committee for Quality Assurance
http://www.ncqa.org/
Describes the programs of NCQA, whose mission is to assure quality of managed care programs.

Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation Center (NIDSEC)
http://www.nursingworld.org/
American Nurses Association web page devoted to evaluation of nursing taxonomies.