title: Implementing an e-Assessment of Professional Practice.
abstract: The ability to accurately document undergraduate student nurses' development while in the clinical area is a requirement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Owing to a number of strategic and pragmatic drivers, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton has developed and implemented an e-Assessment of Professional Practice (eAoPP). This platform enables the student, mentor and academic staff to access the portfolio from any internet enabled device and has been rolled out in phases over 2 years to more than 5000 students and mentors. The key factors underpinning the success of the project are presented along with an audit and preliminary analysis of support service activity provided during the roll out to 380 students in January 2015 across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Plans for future development, including employability and roll out to other student groups are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer and Project Lead, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: Education Lead, Neurosciences and Seconded Practice Educator eAoPP Project, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Chloë
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dyer
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D048108:Nursing Informatics; D011364:Professional Practice; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Documentation; Mentors; Nursing assessment; Nursing students; Professional practice