title: Simulation and rubrics: technology and grading student performance in nurse anesthesia education.
abstract: The use of simulation technology has introduced a challenge for simulation nurse educators: evaluation of student performance. The subjectivity of student performance evaluation has been in need of improvement. It is imperative to provide clear and consistent information to the learner of expectations for their performance. Educators use objectives to define for the learner what the primary focus will be in the learning activities. Creation of rubrics to replace checklists to evaluate learner performance is a team task. Improved rubrics assist instructors in providing valuable, immediate, and postactivity feedback and consistency among instructors, and improved inter-rater reliability.
authors.affiliation: Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, Vanderbilt School of Nursing, 315 Hospital Drive, Madison, TN 37116, USA. Electronic address: m.overstreet@mtsa.edu.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Overstreet
authors.affiliation: Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, 315 Hospital Drive, Madison, TN 37116, USA.
authors.forename: Lewis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCarver
authors.affiliation: Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, 315 Hospital Drive, Madison, TN 37116, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.affiliation: Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, 315 Hospital Drive, Madison, TN 37116, USA.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education*; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: CRNA; Graded performance; Nurse anesthesia; Performance behaviors; Rubrics; Simulation evaluation