title: Development and validation of a Clinical Assessment Tool for Nursing Education (CAT-NE).
abstract: The aim of this study was to develop a valid assessment tool to guide clinical education and evaluate students' performance in clinical nursing education. The development of the Clinical Assessment Tool for Nursing Education (CAT-NE) was based on the theory of nursing as professional caring and the Bologna learning outcomes. Benson and Clark's four steps of instrument development and validation guided the development and assessment of the tool. A mixed-methods approach with individual structured cognitive interviewing and quantitative assessments was used to validate the tool. Supervisory teachers, a pedagogical consultant, clinical expert teachers, clinical teachers, and nursing students at the University of Akureyri in Iceland participated in the process. This assessment tool is valid to assess the clinical performance of nursing students; it consists of rubrics that list the criteria for the students' expected performance. According to the students and their clinical teachers, the assessment tool clarified learning objectives, enhanced the focus of the assessment process, and made evaluation more objective. Training clinical teachers on how to assess students' performances in clinical studies and use the tool enhanced the quality of clinical assessment in nursing education.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Solborg v/Norðurslóð, 600 Akureyri, Iceland. Electronic address: hafdis@unak.is.
authors.forename: Hafdís
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skúladóttir
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Solborg v/Norðurslóð, 600 Akureyri, Iceland; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Care and Nursing, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gjøvik, Norway. Electronic address: mhs@unak.is.
authors.forename: Margrét Hrönn
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Svavarsdóttir
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004645:Empathy; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Clinical competence; Educational measurement; Nursing; Nursing theory; Students; Teachers