Practice asssessors should be clear in the process of completing assessments and providing a rationale for their assessment decision.
This should be the same for students too!
Introduce ‘safe spaces‘ whereby a student can share if they do not feel confident / proficient and supported with how to achieve.
This encourages reflection and self-awareness so that the student knows they are safe and effective not just becasue someone else tells them.
Involvement of the service user in assessment see Standards Part 1 5.14
Experts by experience have a valuable role in conrtbuting to the assessment of student nurses. Examples of assessment straegies include:
- OSCEs
- Proficiencies
- Feedback on a care episode
- Skills
- Research proposals
Need to consider the type of feedback and involvement of a service user . I.e. what can a service user provide from their perspective?
Training will likely need to be given and the most effective method would be tripartite i.e. student > service user > practice assessor.
Practice Assessment Documents (PADs) – DRAFT
