title: A formative model for student nurse development and evaluation--Part 1--Developing the model.
abstract: Preparing student nurses for the profession is a complex task for nurse educators; especially when dealing with the development of personal and interpersonal skills, qualities and values held in high esteem by the nursing profession and the community they serve. These researchers developed a model for formative evaluation of students by using the principles of inductive and deductive reasoning. This model was implemented in clinical practice situations and evaluated for its usefulness. It seems that the model enhanced the standards of nursing care because it had a positive effect on the behavior of students and they were better motivated; the model also improved interpersonal relationships and communication between practising nurses and students. The fact that students repeatedly use the model as a norm for self evaluation ensures that they are constantly reminded of the standards required of a professional nurse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Natal.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: van der Merwe
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Botha
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Coetzee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lombard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Niekerk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Visser
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009048:Motor Skills; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*