Much of the ongoing shortage of nurses can be attributed to high turnover rates, and open
positions are mostly filled by new graduate nurses who often lack the competencies required …

Objectives To provide an overview of summative assessment of student nurses' practice
currently in use. Design Narrative review and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative …

Background In the student-centered modern teaching environment of higher education, the
affective domain was of great value to the overall development of medical students and the …

Purpose: The first year is stressful for new medical students who have to cope with curricular
challenges, relocation issues, and separation from family. Mentoring reduces stress and …

Objectives The purpose of this integrative review is to evaluate the empirical and theoretical
literature on the challenges mentors face in interpreting and assessing levels of competence …

This qualitative study explored the feelings, beliefs, and attitudes of senior-level
undergraduate pediatric nursing students upon completion of a medication administration …

Aims and objectives To describe the phenomenon of final assessment of the clinical practice
of nursing students and to examine whether there were differences in assessments by the …

New entrants are vulnerable to the challenges of the medical course; mentoring
programmes are known to offer support. This paper evaluated the experiences of students …

Aim To investigate how mentors form judgements and reach summative assessment
decisions regarding student competence in practice. Background Competence assessment …

Background The standardized training system for newly graduated registered nurses
(NGRNs) in China is different from that of other countries in the world, especially when …