Experiences of Nursing Student\'s Clinical Evaluation: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Introduction: Evaluation is the heart of any educational program and in nursing programs ensure the competence of nursing students. This study aims to explore the experiences of nursing students’ clinical evaluation.. methods: The present study is qualitative content a...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
| Published: |
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2016-11-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Medical Education and Development |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://jmed.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-586-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Evaluation is the heart of any educational program and in nursing programs ensure the competence of nursing students. This study aims to explore the experiences of nursing students’ clinical evaluation..
methods: The present study is qualitative content analysis. Participants in this study were 12 nursing students enrolled in the 8th semester. Purposive sampling was performed until data saturation. Data collection was performed using semi-structured interviews. The first step was to determine the meaning units. The coding was performed, then, the units were classified based on similarities and sub-classes were formed. After that, and combined classes and the main themes were extracted.
Results: Twelve students participated in this study. After aalysing the findings, the main themes were extracted. There are some classes included types of assessment, professional experience of the trainer, and assessment tools to evaluate the physical and psychological environment.
Conclusions: Effective evaluation process is a concept that should be considered. Proper planning to reform the evaluation process for achieving the learning outcomes and empower nursing students is essential. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2251-7065 2251-8266 |