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Clinical nurse leaders' and academics' perspectives in clinical assessment of final‐year nursing students: A qualitative study

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  • Xi Vivien Wu
  • Karin Enskär
  • Lay Hoon Pua
  • Doreen Gek Noi Heng
  • Wenru Wang

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The nature of nursing practice is diverse; therefore, clinical assessment is a complex process. This study explores the perceptions of clinical nurse leaders and academics on clinical assessment for undergraduate nursing education during transition to practice. An explorative qualitative approach was applied. Eight nurse managers, six clinical nurse educators, and eight academics from two tertiary hospitals and a university in Singapore participated in four focus group discussions. Thematic analysis was conducted. Four overriding themes were revealed: the need for a valid and reliable clinical assessment tool, preceptors' competency in clinical assessment, challenges encountered by the students in clinical assessment, and the need for close academic and clinical collaboration to support preceptors and students. Closer academic‐clinical partnership is recommended to review the clinical education curriculum. Clinical and educational institutions need to work closely to design a learning program to enhance preceptors' competence in clinical pedagogy and assessment. Furthermore, a stress management program could build students' resiliency in coping with unfamiliar clinical environments. Ongoing support needs to be provided for both preceptors and students to enrich the preceptorship and learning experiences.

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  • Xi Vivien Wu & Karin Enskär & Lay Hoon Pua & Doreen Gek Noi Heng & Wenru Wang, 2017. "Clinical nurse leaders' and academics' perspectives in clinical assessment of final‐year nursing students: A qualitative study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(3), pages 287-293, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:19:y:2017:i:3:p:287-293
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12342
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    1. Manisha D. B. Dev & Khairul D. B. Rusli & Lisa McKenna & Siew Tiang Lau & Sok Ying Liaw, 2020. "Academic‐practice collaboration in clinical education: A qualitative study of academic educator and clinical preceptor views," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(4), pages 1131-1138, December.
    2. Simone Stevanin & Giulia Causero & Antonietta Zanini & Giampiera Bulfone & Valentina Bressan & Alvisa Palese, 2018. "Adverse events witnessed by nursing students during clinical learning experiences: Findings from a longitudinal study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(4), pages 438-444, December.

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