A practical guide to assessing nursing students in clinical practice.
Preregistration student nurses and qualified nurses undertaking clinical programmes of study spend a substantial proportion of their courses in practice settings where they are contributing to patient care. Much of the accountability for assessing the clinical competence of learners lies with the nursing team with whom a student is working. Assessment is a significant responsibility and one which many professionals find complex, and hence challenging and time consuming (Rowntree, 1987). Making effective use of the time available for assessment is an important component of student learning, and is essential in order to determine competence to practice. This article seeks to offer practical guidance on how to tackle the assessment of nursing students in clinical practice so that the process is both rigorous and manageable.
Wilkinson
J
J
School of Health Studies, Homerton College, Cambridge.
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013338:Students, Nursing