Keywords

cost-effectiveness, patient education, clinical nurse specialists

 

Authors

  1. WELCH, JANET L. DNS, RN, CNS
  2. FISHER, MARY L. PhD, RN, CNAA
  3. DAYHOFF, NANCY E. EdD, RN, CNS

Abstract

This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a worksheet used by nursing faculty in a graduate clinical nurse specialist course to assist students in learning to estimate the cost-effectiveness of patient-education programs. 1 The worksheet was found to be a satisfactory method of facilitating student learning and could also be used in the service arena to evaluate the cost aspects of patient-education programs.