Evaluation of the Regional Emergency Department Education Program (REDEP)
Jeffrey Ashton & Nicholas Crichton, Year 4 BScN Students
University of Victoria at Selkirk College
Objectives
• Utilize research to select an appropriate
evaluation model (Kirkpatrick Model)
• Define scope and methods of evaluation
within the Kirkpatrick model
• Create evaluation tools for levels one and
three of the Kirkpatrick Model

Methods

The goal of this project was to collaborate
with Interior Health to determine the
effectiveness of the REDEP program in
preparing new graduate nurses for
emergency nursing practice. We worked
towards this goal through the creation of
an evaluation tool for the REDEP program
along the framework of the Kirkpatrick
model. Through extensive research, we
learned about the Kirkpatrick model, and
about new graduate nurses, survey
methodologies, and program evaluations.
With this research, we created evaluation
tools for both the participants and
preceptors in line with levels one and three
of the Kirkpatrick Model.

Purpose
Interior Health is facing an ongoing shortage of
emergency nurses, estimated at 113 per year. To
fill this gap in a timely and cost-effective way,
Interior Health has designed an in-house
education and training program. This program is
called the Regional Emergency Department
Training Program. In order to keep funding for the
project, the effectiveness of the REDEP training
must be evaluated and analyzed. For this
purpose, we set out to create an evaluation tool
for Interior Health to utilize in order to determine
if the REDEP program is effectively training new
graduate nurses for emergency nursing.

Acknowledgements
We would like to thank our preceptor Kimberley Ferraro and our
instructor Nicole Brown for their continuous guidance and
support throughout this project.

Kirkpatrick Model
Level One (Reaction)
• Level one evaluates participants experience
with the training. We created an online survey
with open ended questions to evaluate
participants reaction.
Level Two (Learning)
• Level two measures the learning of
participants. Exam results and skills lab
participation will be measured by Interior
Health.
Level Three (Behavior)
• Level three measures if and how participants
learning is being applied on the job. We
collaborated on competency assessment tools
to evaluate participant behavior.
Level Four (Results)
• Level four is results in comparison to goals.
Interior Health will evaluate the overall
effectiveness of the program in a multispectral
view from participants, preceptors, hospital
staff, statistical data, and patients.

References
Framework for the Practice of Registered Nurses in Canada 2015. (n.d.). 40.
Kirkpatrick Model: Four Levels of Learning Evaluation—Educational Technology. (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://educationaltechnology.net/kirkpatrick-model-four-levelslearning-evaluation/
KloudLearn. (2020, April 27). Overview of the Kirkpatrick Model and foundational
principles. Medium. https://medium.com/@venkat.sridhar/overview-of-the-kirkpatrickmodel-and-foundational-principles-1d9a349a9ae3