Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I: MEASURING CLINICAL DECISION MAKING AND PERFORMANCE IN EDUCATION AND PRACTICE -- 1 Diagnostic Reasoning Simulations and Instruments -- 2 Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale -- 3 Creativity in the Application of the Nursing Process Tool -- 4 Measuring Clinical Judgment in Home Health Nursing -- 5 Postpartum Caseload Priority-Setting Instrument -- 6 Performance Appraisal Tool -- 7 Measuring Clinical Decision Making Using a Clinical Simulation Film -- 8 Clinical Performance Examination for Critical Care Nurses -- 9 Clinical Performance Measure -- 10 Measuring Quality of Nursing Care for DRGs Using the HEW-Medicus Nursing Process Methodology -- 11 Clinical Evaluation Tool -- 12 Clinical Competence Rating Scale -- 13 Clinical Evaluation Tool -- 14 Measuring RN Students' Clinical Skills via Computer -- Part II: MEASURING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES -- 15 Influence of Review Course Preparation on NCLEX-RN Scores -- 16 Influence of English Language on Ability to Pass the NCLEX-RN -- 17 Criterion-Related Validity of the NCLEX-RN -- 18 Self-Assessment Leadership Instrument -- 19 Evaluation of Learning According to Objectives Tool -- 20 Student Stress and Coping Inventory -- 21 Faculty Role Preparation Self-Assessment Scale -- 22 Assertiveness Behavior Inventory Tools -- Part III: MEASURING PROFESSIONALISM -- 23 Nursing Activity Scale -- 24 Nursing Care Role Orientation Scale -- 25 Justification of Moral Judgment and Action Tool -- 26 Reliability and Validity of the Nursing Role Conceptions Instrument -- 27 Attitudes Toward Physically Disabled College Students -- 28 Organizational Climate Descriptive Questionnaire -- 29 Blaney/Hobson Nursing Attitude Scale -- Part IV: RESEARCH AND EVALUATION -- 30 Research Appraisal Checklist -- 31 Knowledge of Research Consumerism Instrument.

32 A Program Evaluation Model for Continuing Education Programs -- 33 Opinionnaire: Computing in Nursing -- 34 Software Evaluation Tool -- 35 Trends and Implications for Measurement -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.