This evaluation tool consists of eight essential competencies with specific performance criteria. The eight competencies were drawn from the BSN program outcomes at St. Thomas University, The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008), and
Apply the nursing process, incorporating principles and evidence from the biopsychosocial sciences and discipline of nursing, to safely care for patients of diverse backgrounds
Identifies clinical judgments to supports safe nursing care. Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care towards meeting patient outcomes. Modifies plan of care as indicated by the evaluation of outcomes.
The clinical evaluation tool is based on the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice (2nd edition). The Standards include Standards of Care and Standards of Professional Performance. Standards of Care describes components of the nursing process, including activities related to assessment,
clinical evaluation tools are designed to help you meet this mandate. Scoring guidelines: your grade is an accumulation of points from each designated line on the evaluation tool. The points allowed for the line are based on what the student is expected to know coming in to the clinical.
This tool is designed for use by all clinical courses within the Department of Nursing to evaluate a student’s clinical performance. The tool is based on course objectives, which reflect concepts, sub-concepts, and program objectives that are derived from the program
Use the nursing process to formulate individualized nursing care plans for patients of diverse backgrounds and characteristics with selected alterations in health. Implement selected aspects of an interdisciplinary plan of care for patients with selected alterations in health.
evaluation tool. F1 SVN will evaluate effectiveness of specific nursing interventions, i.e. evaluation of results of suctioning, administration of pain medication, assisting patient into a different position for meals – could patient swallow better, and etc.
The use of this clinical evaluation tool makes it possible to see the student’s development over time as he/she progresses through the specific courses, as well as through the nursing curriculum. It also provides standard measures for student, course, and program evaluation.
In this chapter, we present an innovative tool-kit used by three major university nursing schools to assess, evaluate, and measure stu-dent performance and growth across clinical settings and at all levels of educational preparation in a nursing program.