Planning and Selecting Evaluation Designs for Leadership Training: A Toolkit for Nurse Managers and Educators

• Evaluating leadership training programs is vital for nurse managers and educators.
• We identify structures for designing, implementing, and evaluating such programs.
• Two decision trees identify appropriate evaluation methodologies for such programs.

Leadership development training and education for nurses is a priority in modern health care systems. Consequently, effective evaluation of nurse leadership development programs is essential for managers and educators in health care organizations to determine the impact of such programs on staff behaviors and patient outcomes. Our team has identified a framework for the evaluation of the design and implementation of such programs. Following this, we provide practical tools for the selection of evaluation methodologies for leadership development programs for use by health care educators and program commissioners.