Assessment in nurse education concentrates too much on academic abilities and fails to
measure the practical nursing abilities of students. This article argues for a change in …

In Australia and Norway final examinations to determine eligibility for registration as a nurse
were discontinued during the period when nurse education moved into the higher education …

This study was undertaken in response to concerns raised by Duffy (2003) that assessors of
practice were reluctant to fail student nurses in assessments. This generated doubts about …

The issue in which I am interested is the assessment of nurse knowledge, skills and
competence, and ways in which formative assessment can promote more effective learning …

Student nurses are required to undergo assessment in their practice placements as part of
their pre-registration programme. This process is ongoing throughout the programme and …

What and how we teach, how we learn, and how we practice nursing are fundamentally
changing. Perspectives on Assessment invites dialogue on assessment's central role in the …

There is a wealth of literature demonstrating that clinical nursing education is an important
part of the baccalaureate programme in preparing students for entry into the nursing …

O ver time, as nursing education has moved from the hospital schools of nursing to college
and university campuses, the role of nursing faculty has evolved, becoming increasingly …

Background Influenced by Schön's (1983) critique of technical rationality, the idea of
reflective practice has been adopted as necessary for nursing. Explicit in pre-registration …

This paper argues for a new approach to continuous assessment of students of nursing
clinical competence, which I call responsive assessment. Its argument for this is based on a …