Assessment, Supervision and Support in Clinical Practice: A Guide for Nurses and Midwives - Softcover

Stuart BAppSci MEd RN RM MTD, Ci Ci

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443070652 ISBN 13: 9780443070655

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

Synopsis

This book specifically addresses the uniqueness and complexity of learning and assessing in clinical settings, and how such learning can be managed, facilitated and assessed. This is a 'how to do it' book with a solid theoretical base and considerable empirical research behind the clinical learning and assessment strategies. The purpose is to provide workable strategies to help busy practitioners supervise, support and assess learners to achieve validity and reliability of assessment.

The thrust of the book is on how to manage the competence-based continuous assessment process. This includes critical discussions on how to:

construct and use a learning contract and assessment plan for competency-based assessment

use formative and summative assessment processes to facilitate learning and assessment

conduct fair assessments so that validity, reliability, feasibility and discriminating power are achieved

utilise a range of assessment methods in competency-based assessment

use the strategy of triangulation to select and combine methods to obtain the depth and breadth of assessment evidence in order to confer competence

identify learning needs to plan learning around clinical learning opportunities

monitor progress, manage constructive feedback and student self-assessment

make assessment decisions with validity and reliability

manage some assessment problems such as the 'failing student'.

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Other topics addressed that relate to learning during clinical practice include discussions on:

how to create, manage and maintain a clinical environment that is a supportive educational environment

the meaning of experience and strategies to facilitate learning through clinical practice to assist learners unearth meaning from experience.

First text to concentrate on the assesment of clinical competence

Reflects the importance of clincal assemssemtn within the new pre-reg curriculum

Links to clinical governance and the importance of reliable and quality decisionsabout clincial competence

Extensive use Activities and scenarios

Relevant for both nursing and midwifery as well as NVQ assessors

About this title

About the Author

Ci Ci Stuart, Nursing/Midwifery Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443070652
• ISBN 13: 9780443070655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336