In order to monitor and evaluate a program, a written evaluation plan is needed. An evaluation plan (for a particular evaluation) usually specifies: what will be evaluated; the purpose and criteria for the evaluation; the key evaluation questions; and how data will be collected, analyzed, synthesized and reported. (Better Evaluation, n.d.). Therefore, an evaluation plan is use to evaluated the results of a program for improvement and decision making. It clarifies the steps needed to assess the processes and outcomes of a program. An evaluation plan also serves as a bridge between evaluation and program planning by highlighting program goals, clarifying measurable program objectives, and linking program activities with intended outcomes
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Bernaix (2008) study “Success of a Lactation Education Program on NICU Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes, nurses were measured on the study’s outcome at multiple time points on the educational intervention to overcome barriers to breastfeeding. Outcome actions were measured 2 weeks prior to nurses attending a 4 hour educational program and 3 months after the program. Mothers with infants in the NICU were sampled prior to the beginning of the intervention and 3 months after the initiation of the intervention. This study was a quasi-experiment study took place in a 42 bed NICU with a monthly admission rate of 40 infants and nursing staff of 120 nurses. Questionnaires regarding demographics and the Mothers’ Perceived Support Questionnaire (MPSQ) were given to 19 mothers within 2 weeks of their infant’s admission. Nurses who agreed to participate completed the demographic questionnaire, the Nurse Lactation Survey (NLS), and the Nursing Support for Breastfeeding Questionnaire (NSBQ). Nurses then attended the 4 hour educational program. Two week later nurses completed the NLS for test-retest reliability. Three months later new sample of mothers were obtained to provide post intervention, cross-sectional comparison of the NICU breastfeeding support environment and nurses were also given the NSBQ and the NLS again. Data collection began 2 weeks after nurses completed the NSBQ and NLS. The questions that were researched are (1) what is the relationship between nurses’ demographic variables and nurses’ pre-educational intervention knowledge and attitudes regarding lactation in the NICU? (2) Is there a difference in the lactation knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of NICU nurses following implementation of an educational intervention?; (3) Is there a difference in the intentions of NICU nurse to provide lactation support to mothers of hospitalized infants following implementation of an educational intervention?; (4) is the a difference in NICU
Bernaix (2008) study “Success of a Lactation Education Program on NICU Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes, nurses were measured on the study’s outcome at multiple time points on the educational intervention to overcome barriers to breastfeeding. Outcome actions were measured 2 weeks prior to nurses attending a 4 hour educational program and 3 months after the program. Mothers with infants in the NICU were sampled prior to the beginning of the intervention and 3 months after the initiation of the intervention. This study was a quasi-experiment study took place in a 42 bed NICU with a monthly admission rate of 40 infants and nursing staff of 120 nurses. Questionnaires regarding demographics and the Mothers’ Perceived Support Questionnaire (MPSQ) were given to 19 mothers within 2 weeks of their infant’s admission. Nurses who agreed to participate completed the demographic questionnaire, the Nurse Lactation Survey (NLS), and the Nursing Support for Breastfeeding Questionnaire (NSBQ). Nurses then attended the 4 hour educational program. Two week later nurses completed the NLS for test-retest reliability. Three months later new sample of mothers were obtained to provide post intervention, cross-sectional comparison of the NICU breastfeeding support environment and nurses were also given the NSBQ and the NLS again. Data collection began 2 weeks after nurses completed the NSBQ and NLS. The questions that were researched are (1) what is the relationship between nurses’ demographic variables and nurses’ pre-educational intervention knowledge and attitudes regarding lactation in the NICU? (2) Is there a difference in the lactation knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of NICU nurses following implementation of an educational intervention?; (3) Is there a difference in the intentions of NICU nurse to provide lactation support to mothers of hospitalized infants following implementation of an educational intervention?; (4) is the a difference in NICU