Web‐Based Data Collection in Midwifery Clinical Education

Walker, Deborah S.; Pohl, Joanne M.

doi:10.1016/s1526-9523(03)00347-7

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“…Standardized data collection and data definitions are essential for the profession of midwifery and for the families midwives serve, in order to have a variety of data that are inter‐related. Many students in midwifery education programs are entering their clinical data electronically 33 using Web‐based systems and/or PDAs. This new generation of midwives will have the experience and knowledge to efficiently collect clinical practice data.…”

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Midwifery Data Collection: Options and Opportunities

Walker

Visger²,

Levi³

2008

J Midwife Womens Health

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Most midwives are aware of the need to collect clinical practice data and of its usefulness in supporting the care they provide, which contributes to healthy outcomes for mothers and babies. For the individual midwife, there is more than one easily accessible, standardized data collection instrument from which to choose. However, despite these choices, in an American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Division of Research (DOR) survey on midwifery clinical data collection (N = 263), the majority of member respondents (n = 135; 51%) reported using a self-designed data collection tool, and more than one-third did not know of the ACNM Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Data Sets (NMCDS). On a larger scale, the midwifery profession is also in need of an organized and consistent approach to data collection for the purpose of capturing midwifery practice and outcomes in order to provide data to support legislation, practice, and policy changes. However, the profession currently lacks a single common midwifery practice database. In order to facilitate data aggregation that captures a larger view of midwifery practice at the local, regional, and national levels, it is imperative that all midwives collect relevant data that are uniform and standardized, and that the midwifery professional organizations move forward with the development of a common electronic database. This article describes currently available data collection tools as well as their best uses, applications to practice, and future directions.

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Section: Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Midwifery Data Collection: Options and Opportunities

Walker

Visger²,

Levi³

2008

J Midwife Womens Health

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A Formative Program Evaluation of Electronic Clinical Tracking System Documentation to Meet National Core Competencies

Smith

Branstetter²

2016

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing

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Electronic clinical tracking systems are used in many educational institutions of higher learning to document advanced practice registered nursing students' clinical experiences. Students' clinical experiences are constructed according to the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties core competencies. These competencies form a basis for evaluation of advanced practice registered nursing programs. However, no previous studies have evaluated the use of electronic clinical tracking systems to validate students' clinical experiences in meeting national core competencies. Medatrax, an electronic clinical tracking system, is evaluated using a formative program evaluation approach to determine if students' clinical documentations meet Family/Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner Competencies in a midsouthern family nurse practitioner program. This formative program evaluation supports the use of an electronic clinical tracking system in facilitating accreditation and program outcome goals. The significance of this study is that it provides novel evidence to support the use of an electronic clinical tracking system to assist a midsouthern school of nursing in meeting national core competencies.

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A Database for Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

Cullen

Stiffler

Settles

et al. 2010

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing

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This article presents the utility and lessons learned regarding subscription to a database service for tracking nurse practitioner clinical education at the Indiana University School of Nursing. Initiatives and activities, such as the one described in this article, support the implementation of the Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform strategic agenda related to the transformation of nursing education through evidence and informatics. Descriptive reports of clinical database management are useful to conceptualize the evaluation of teaching and learning experiences as well as document the significance to students, faculty, future employers, and administration. The use of a database system for documentation of clinical experiences allows the student to practice and master informatics capabilities. Through data analysis, faculty can coordinate and assess students in the clinical environment and tailor learning experiences based on aggregated sets of patient encounters. Examination of the nature of patient encounters and clinical activities experienced permits an evidenced informed approach to student progress, curriculum development, and formative and summative evaluations.

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Web‐Based Data Collection in Midwifery Clinical Education

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Midwifery Data Collection: Options and Opportunities

Midwifery Data Collection: Options and Opportunities

A Formative Program Evaluation of Electronic Clinical Tracking System Documentation to Meet National Core Competencies

A Database for Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

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