Supporting mentors as assessors of clinical practice.
This article presents a brief history of national and regional changes in pre-registration nurse education together with an overview of how these were adopted in Wales. The development and functions of the practice facilitator role are described and the results of a small-scale audit are discussed. The audit sought to elicit if the training and support given to mentors via the practice facilitators were effective and how this strengthened the credibility of the assessment process of students in practice.
Hyatt
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Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust. s.hyatt@glam.ac.uk
Brown
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Lipp
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014852:Wales