title: Preparing for change: an investigation into the attitudes of assessors to ward-based assessments as a preliminary to continuing clinical assessments.
abstract: A sample of ward-based assessors from the Gwynedd School of Nursing demonstrated unfavourable attitudes to the current system of practical examinations as measured by a scale produced by the author. He suggests that this information could be a desirable adjunct to the unhindered introduction of continuing clinical assessment.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014852:Wales