• J Emerg Nurs · May 2013

    The participation of emergency nurses in the development of the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool (BKAT) for the adult emergency department, the ED-BKAT2.

    • Jean C Toth.
    • The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA. toth@cua.edu
    • J Emerg Nurs. 2013 May 1;39(3):238-44.

    AbstractThis article describes the participation of ED nurses in the development of the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool (BKAT) for the adult emergency department (ED-BKAT2©), developed by Jean Toth and Kathleen Ritchey and copyrighted in 1980. The research covered the span of 7 years, from 2005 to 2012. Findings include research support/evidence for both validity and reliability of the tool. Uses for the ED-BKAT2 are found in the Figure and discussed in the text. Acknowledgements are made by name, of the 60 emergency nurses across the United States of America who participated in this university/multi-hospital setting collaborative work.Copyright © 2013 Emergency Nurses Association. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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