title: Usefulness of 360 degree evaluation in evaluating nursing students in Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the clinical nursing students using 360 degree evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this descriptive cross-sectional study that conducted between September 2014 and February 2015, 28 students who were selected by census from those who were passing the last semester of the Nursing BSc program in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Data collection tools included demographic questionnaire and students' evaluation questionnaire, to evaluate "professional behavior" and "clinical skills" in pediatric ward. Every student got evaluated from clinical instructor, students, peers, clinical nurses, and children's mothers' point of view. Data analysis was done with descriptive and analytic statistics test including Pearson coefficient using SPSS version 18.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The evaluation mean scores were as following: students, 89.74±6.17; peers, 94.12±6.87; children's mothers, 92.87±6.21; clinical instructor, 84.01±8.81; and the nurses, 94.87±6.35. The results showed a significant correlation between evaluation scores of peers, clinical instructor and self-evaluation (Pearson coefficient, p<0.001), but the correlation between the nurses' evaluation score and that of the clinical instructor was not significant (Pearson coefficient, p=0.052).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  360 Degree evaluation can provide additional useful information on student performance and evaluation of different perspectives of care. The use of this method is recommended for clinical evaluation of nursing students.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Tabandeh
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8850-3432
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.affiliation: Midwifery and Reproductive Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Marzeyeh
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9290-8993
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loripoor
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010379:Peer Group; D000068616:Professionalism / Q000592:standards*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical competence; Cross-sectional studies; Iran; Self-assessment; Surveys and questionnaires