title: Use of anecdotal notes by clinical nursing faculty: a descriptive study.
abstract: Although the use of anecdotal notes by faculty to document clinical performance is thought to be a common practice, no empirical study of this evaluation tool has been conducted. To investigate the frequency and pattern of use, a faculty questionnaire was developed using the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) evaluation model as a framework. The model was adapted to focus on clinical nursing education. Sixty-four nursing faculty from six schools participated in the regional study. A descriptive design was used to collect quantitative data from clinical faculty. Findings indicated that 97% of clinical faculty use anecdotal notes during the student evaluation process, and the majority of faculty do so on a weekly basis. Based on faculty feedback and the CIPP evaluation model, a clinical nursing faculty tool was developed after study completion to support clinical faculty in note use.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana 47712, USA. mhall@usi.edu
authors.forename: Mellisa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Madigan
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires