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Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

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5.4 Deciding to fail the student

Ultimately there will be a student that no matter how much support and guidance they have been given they will fail their practice placement. This should not come as a surprise to the student as you should have been having a dialogue with them as to their performance and the standard required over the preceding weeks/months. Even though this failure should not be a surprise to the student, it is the finality of the assessment decision at a key milestone of their progress through the programme which can come as a shock to the student especially if the enormity of the final decision is significant, such as removal from the nursing program. This is where there is a need for all parties to be supported by appropriate others, such as the organisations wellbeing services to help them through this significant event.