3 Effective assessment of students
In this section you will examine what the Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor need to do in assessing student nurses, the process of giving feedback to confirm a student’s proficiency along with how to manage the failing student.
On completion of this section you should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the assessor role in the assessment process
- understand the responsibilities and accountability in relation to assessing a student in practice
- identify strategies used for assessment in clinical practice
- apply the principles of objective setting, assessing learning needs, reviewing and assessing student progress
- describe the components of a meaningful assessment.
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