The practice assessment of student nurses by people who use mental health services.
This paper reports on a participatory action research project focusing upon service-user involvement in the assessment of student mental health nurses in practice. The principle of student nurses being assessed by service-users was found to be desirable in theory. However, its implementation proved to be fraught with difficulty especially with regard to the concerns about increased workload and feelings of vulnerability amongst students. It is recommended that the model of assessment should be adjusted to that of review and that a program of service-users reviewing student nurses on placement be implemented and evaluated.
Stickley
Theodore
T
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Duncan MacMillan House, Porchester Road, Nottingham NG3 6AA, United Kingdom. theo.stickley@nottingham.ac.uk
Stacey
Gemma
G
Pollock
Kristian
K
Smith
Angie
A
Betinis
Janet
J
Fairbank
Sarah
S
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology