title: Developing competency objectives as a basis for planning and assessing health visiting practice in training.
abstract: Evaluating student performance in health visiting practice is complex. This paper reports the development of a schedule which combines identification of learning needs, planning of learning experiences, implementation of student activities and the evaluation of student competencies for the fieldwork component of a Health Visitor Diploma. The schedule is intended to encourage students and community practice teachers to develop a shared approach to the planning of learning and the assessment of competence. The approach described may have implications for the planners of post-registration nursing courses who wish to meet the learning needs of students with a variety of professional and academic backgrounds.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cernik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D006113:United Kingdom