Testing a rating scale of video‐taped consultations to assess performance of trainee nurse practitioners in general practice

Abstract

This instrument is appropriate for scoring NP consultations and this small sample was rated as showing a uniformly high standard of performance. Some items could be deleted since they do not feature in the range of consultations currently performed. If this or a similar tool was to be adopted more widely for summative rating purposes then it should be tested rigorously for validity and reliability, training should be given to raters and criteria provided by which to make judgements.

The uses of photography in clinical nursing practice and research: a literature review

“…They also warned of the time and expenses involved in the method. Other foci for this style of research have included infant pain assessment (Fuller & Neu 2000), assessment of consultation styles of nurse practitioners (Bond et al. 1999), and wound assessment (Houghton et al.…”

Decision‐making in primary care: outcomes from a study using patient scenarios

“…The study also complements other types of studies, for example, Myers et al . (1997), Bond et al . (1999), Venning et al .…”

“…The advice/health education explained in the protocol is likely to take longer in an actual patient consultation. Bond et al . (1999) suggest that the longer time taken to provide health education reflects a nursing, rather than a medical, approach to the consultation.…”

“…This on‐going mentoring is very important. Bond et al . (1999) comment that a high NP to GP referral rate would make employing NPs expensive in terms of the time taken per patient and also would markedly reduce the GP's workload.…”

A framework for comparing video methods used to assess the clinical consultation: a qualitative study

“…While the benefits of the video used for assessment of training has been established [1,2,3,4], the limitations of single-channel video have also been highlighted [5]. The problem with a single channel video is that clinician's body language can only be inferred and it is difficult to tell if the clinician is making eye contact with the patient [6].…”