Within schools of nursing, students are expected to produce academic assignments which
demonstrate their abilities, to find, appraise and apply research findings in clinical practice …

A peculiar disjunction is becoming apparent in discussions about assessment of
competence in the health professions. On one hand, over the last 30 years, there has been …

There is consensus that there are shared contemporary issues within nursing and nurse
education that require collective consideration and, on occasion, shared solutions …

Nursing practice is a dynamic and constantly changing field within healthcare, with well-
documented challenges to maintaining a suitably skilled workforce to meet the needs of the …

As nurse educators we sometimes hear nurses in practice areas suggest that graduates of
today's nursing programs do not 'hit the ground running.'Assumptions aside that this, in fact …

The impetus for the restructuring of higher education in South Africa was political rather than
educational in nature and gained momentum since the democratization of the country in …

Background This study reports on the process of competence assessment in undergraduate
nursing programmes in New Zealand. Aim To identify current competence assessment …

Background Workplace-based learning and assessment are essential elements of all
nursing education programs. There is, however, limited evidence of validity and reliability …

Evaluating the clinical performance of nursing students effectively and fairly is a challenge
which continues to confront nurse education and there is evidence of both faculty and …