Reflection on learners assessment
Gopee, 2008, states that proper assessment involves staying at learners side and observing them perform a clinical skill with the intention of analysing the performance and whether the skill was carried out competently.Therefore, assessments are an essential component of education and a key element of the student or learners experience. Consequently, assessments are used as a critical element during the mentoring process by mentors to constantly analyse and evaluate the skills set the students learn. However, the method of assessment must be considered in terms of reliability, accountability, validity,acceptability in order to evaluate the suitability of assessment itself.(Chandrat lake et al,2010 )
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This was done by an arranging an introductory meeting with my identified learner a week prior to the proposed assessment date. During the meeting, I informed her of the assessment I intended to carry out and provided her with the appropriate learning material adhering to Bayer Contour competency tool. (For the purpose of this essay, I will referred my student learner as ‘nurse …show more content…
‘Nurse X’ carried out the chosen procedure as explained in the introductory meeting – firstly, ‘nurse X’ explained the procedure and then obtained the patients consent before initiating the procedure. ‘Nurse X’ also carried out the mandatory procedures involved in a clinical setting to reduced infection according to the trust guidelines i.e. ‘nurse X’ washed the patients hands first and then ‘nurse X’ washed her own hands, as hand washing is an integral part of infection control.
While ‘nurse X’ was carrying out this procedure, I assessed ‘nurse X’ as she was monitoring glucose levels in a diabetic patient who underwent a surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, using the competency statement CS18 ( appendix-1). ‘Nurse X’ performed the procedure to meet the standards of my local hospital. Furthermore, she also documented the results on the patients care plan. However, ‘nurse X’ left the testing strip and the lancet on the patients bed- which doesn’t reach hygiene
Gopee, 2008, states that proper assessment involves staying at learners side and observing them perform a clinical skill with the intention of analysing the performance and whether the skill was carried out competently.Therefore, assessments are an essential component of education and a key element of the student or learners experience. Consequently, assessments are used as a critical element during the mentoring process by mentors to constantly analyse and evaluate the skills set the students learn. However, the method of assessment must be considered in terms of reliability, accountability, validity,acceptability in order to evaluate the suitability of assessment itself.(Chandrat lake et al,2010 )
I have …show more content…
This was done by an arranging an introductory meeting with my identified learner a week prior to the proposed assessment date. During the meeting, I informed her of the assessment I intended to carry out and provided her with the appropriate learning material adhering to Bayer Contour competency tool. (For the purpose of this essay, I will referred my student learner as ‘nurse …show more content…
‘Nurse X’ carried out the chosen procedure as explained in the introductory meeting – firstly, ‘nurse X’ explained the procedure and then obtained the patients consent before initiating the procedure. ‘Nurse X’ also carried out the mandatory procedures involved in a clinical setting to reduced infection according to the trust guidelines i.e. ‘nurse X’ washed the patients hands first and then ‘nurse X’ washed her own hands, as hand washing is an integral part of infection control.
While ‘nurse X’ was carrying out this procedure, I assessed ‘nurse X’ as she was monitoring glucose levels in a diabetic patient who underwent a surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, using the competency statement CS18 ( appendix-1). ‘Nurse X’ performed the procedure to meet the standards of my local hospital. Furthermore, she also documented the results on the patients care plan. However, ‘nurse X’ left the testing strip and the lancet on the patients bed- which doesn’t reach hygiene