Assessment, supervision and support in clinical practice : a guide for nurses, midwives and other health professionals / Ci Ci Stuart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The purposes and nature of assessment and clinical assessment --Introduction; The nature of assessment; The purposes of assessment; Assessment in clinical practice; Conclusion; References. 2. The legal and ethical issues of assessment-- Introduction; Accountability and professionalism; Accountability and responsibility; Accountability for the assessment of clinical practice; Issues and dilemma of the mentor-assessor interface;Conclusion;References --3. What do we assess?--Introduction; Pre-registration training requirements; UKCC requirements and standards for practice following registration;The nature of competence; The outcomes-based competency approach to professional education and assessment; Conclusion; References.--4. How do we assess?--Introduction; Triangulation; Assessment methods; Selecting and combining methods of assessment; Conclusion; References. --5. Conducting fair assessments; Introduction; The key concepts of conducting fair assessments; Conclusion; References.--6. Assessment as a learning process: using learning contracts; Introduction; Continuous assessment of clinical practice; Formative assessment; Feedback in assessment; Summative assessment; Engaging in the process of continuous assessment; The learning contract and the assessment plan; Period of supervised clinical practice and formative assessment; The final meeting/discussion session and summative assessment; Conclusion; References.7. Monitoring progress, managing feedback and making assessment decisions; Introduction; Managing feedback; Monitoring progress; Making assessment decisions; Managing some assessment problems; Conclusion; References--8. The clinical environment as a setting for learning and professional development; Introduction; The clinical learning environment; Quality assurance; Conclusion; References--9. Learning through clinical practice: unearthing meaning from experience; Introduction; Experience-based learning; The `model for learning from experience\'; Experiential learning and continuing professional development; Conclusion; References.

A book for all the mentors and assessors of clinical practice in the nursing and midwifery professions who have the crucial task of ensuring that the clinical practice of students attains the standards required for professional registration.