Abstract In May 1988, the English National Board (ENB, Statutory Body for Nursing
Education for England) issued draft proposals for development of continuous assessment of …

This article examines the progress made by the University of Central England (UCE) over
the last 18 months in implementing Health Service Circular 1999/219; the government …

In preparation for the changing needs ofundergraduate nursing students undertaking a
Project 2000 degree, it was necessary to rethink the nursing skills programme. After studying …

In response to recent national changes in United Kingdom (UK) nurse education (eg
devolution of assessment, moves to higher education, revision of the aims) and to local …

At the present time nurse education is facing a number of upheavals which have major
implications for curriculum development. No hard and fast rules governing the approach to …

This paper describes the development and preliminary evaluation of a scheme for the
continuous assessment of learner nurse development in clinical areas. The developmental …

TurORS IN SCHOOLS of nursing throughout the country have, over. the past few years,
been involved with curriculum reform. Many working groups have been set up to re-design …

It has long been recognized that nursing is essentially a practice-based discipline,
underpinned by fundamental concepts which inform practice. The purpose of this paper is …

Course evaluation is defined 'as the collection and use of information in order to make
decisions about an educational programme'(Cronbach 1963). The study described in this …

The assessment of the practice of student nurses in the UK is a complex process that has
evolved from school based practical assessment, carried out by nurse teachers to clinically …