title: The snapshot pre-registration assessment tool. Part 1: background, literature and research.
abstract: This is the first of a two-part article that presents a new assessment tool - the snapshot - for pre-registration nurses in clinical practice, that is being used at Kingston University/St George's University of London during year 3 of the Diploma and BSc programmes. A pilot study of the use of the snapshot in a simulation environment had previously been undertaken and as a result of this, the snapshot was piloted as part of continuous clinical assessment in practice on two cohorts of third-year pre-registration student nurses. An evaluative study was undertaken. This article describes the background to the project, the literature and the research methods used to undertake the evaluative research study. Part 2 will focus on the findings and a discussion of these findings mapped against the literature.
authors: Kingston University, London, UK.
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Tolley
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Ooms
authors: Di
authors: D
authors: Marks-Maran
authors: Lesley
authors: L
authors: Acton
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Rush
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods