title: Clinical evaluation and grading practices in schools of nursing: national survey findings part II.
abstract: To better understand how nurse educators evaluate and grade students' clinical practice, the Evaluation of Learning Advisory Council of the National League for Nursing conducted a survey of faculty (N = 1,573) in all types of prelicensure RN programs. This article describes the findings of that survey in relation to clinical evaluation and grading clinical practice. Nearly all faculty used a clinical evaluation tool to rate students' performance in the clinical setting (n = 1,534, 98 percent); most programs had the same basic tool in all courses, but modified to reflect the unique aspects of each course (n = 1,095, 70 percent). Faculty (n = 1,116, 83 percent) reported using pass/fail for grading in clinical courses rather than a letter or numerical grade.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Univeristy of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. moermann@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Oermann
authors.forename: Suzanne S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yarbrough
authors.forename: Karen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Saewert
authors.forename: Nell
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ard
authors.forename: Margie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Charasika
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D011231:Preceptorship; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing