Exploring mentors' interpretation of terminology and levels of competence when assessing nursing students: An integrative review

Nurse Education Today
Ibraheim AlmalkawiLouise Terry

Abstract

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 of student nurses in clinical practice. An integrative review of the literature. An extensive and systematic literature search was conducted covering the period 1986-September 2016 across twelve databases covering health and education related publications. Grey literature was searched from wide relevant sources. Sources were eligible for review when they referred to mentor's interpretation or assessment of student nurses' level of competence in practice settings. Methodological rigor of the included studies was evaluated with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. After screening 1951 records by titles, abstracts and full text, 8 were selected for review. The methodological quality of the studies was moderate. The studies reported: Accurate and fair assessment of students is impeded by a lack of transparent and explicit criteria. There is a need to establish a transparent and common language to distinguish between and facilitate interpretation of different levels of competence. Well-designed rubrics might offer the solution to the challenges faced in practice...Continue Reading

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Nov 7, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Olga María López-EntrambasaguasJosé Manuel Martínez-Linares
Jun 30, 2019·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Anna-Maria TuomikoskiMaria Kääriäinen
Jan 5, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·David Fernández-GarcíaVicente Prado-Gascó
Apr 1, 2021·Revista brasileira de enfermagem·Juliana da Silva Garcia NascimentoMaria Celia Barcellos Dalri
Oct 28, 2019·International Journal of Nursing Studies·Kati ImmonenKristina Mikkonen

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