Implementing a clinical competency assessment model that promotes critical reflection and ensures nursing graduates’ readiness for professional practice

Summative assessment of clinical practice of student nurses: A review of the literature

“…According to Levett-Jones et al (2011) and Seldomridge and Walsh (2006), in the final assessment situation there should ideally be a teacher, mentor and student. The final interview situation is meant to be a reciprocal discussion, during which student mentors and faculty discuss the achieved competencies of students.…”

“…The mentors often feel that they do not sufficiently understand methods to counsel students and assess their professional growth (Levett-Jones et al, 2011;McCarthy and Murphy, 2008). Mentors need support from teachers especially in assessing the student nurse's practical skills and in written documentation Cassidy et al, 2012).…”

Assessment of Clinical Nursing Competencies: Literature Review

“…They found that the students and instructors were very satisfied with a comprehensive clinical performance assessment system. Levett-Jones et al [32] describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Structured Observation and Assessment of Practice (SOAP) model used to assess the third-year undergraduate nursing students' (n = 1031) clinical competences. While significant enhancements have been identified in students' overall performance, the SOAP approach has discovered an insufficiency in the learning outcomes of some students.…”

History as reflective practice: A model for integrating historical studies into nurse education

“…As she clearly stated, while each pattern has its own distinct characteristics, they are not mutually exclusive and together form a paradigm for nursing practice that is dynamic and reflexive. Together, these 'ways of knowing' should facilitate the ability to critique, to problem solve, to reflect, to integrate evidence into practice, and to understand clients in their social context: all essential components of nursing practice (Levett-Jones, 2013;Levett-Jones et al, 2011;Watson et al, 2002).…”