Butts Patsy J
About the Author Patsy J. Butts, EdD, RN, CNE, is an associate professor, Middle Georgia State University Department of Nursing, Macon, Georgia. This article is a component of her doctoral dissertation at the Tanner Health System of Nursing, University of West Georgia. For more information, contact Dr. Butts at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2022;43(1):14-18. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000863.
The aim of the study was to understand and describe how clinical nurse educators evaluate prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students in clinical practicums.
Clinical evaluation is used to determine nursing students' competency. There is no consensus about how competency is defined, which may lead to inconsistent clinical evaluation of students.
Clinical nurse educators who evaluate baccalaureate nursing students in clinical practicums participated in semistructured interviews via a web-conferencing platform.
Three categories emerged from the data: decision-making about practicum grades, making final determinations of clinical competency, and clinical nurse educator training in the clinical evaluation process. Five subcategories emerged: determinants in process, relevance of time, issues with practices, deeming students competent, and relevance of course structure.
Implications for nursing education are offered related to the need for standardization in clinical evaluation.
本研究的目的是了解并描述临床护理教育工作者如何在临床实习中评估本科护理专业预执业学生。
临床评估用于确定护理专业学生的能力。关于能力如何定义尚无共识，这可能导致对学生的临床评估不一致。
在临床实习中评估本科护理专业学生的临床护理教育工作者通过网络会议平台参加了半结构化访谈。
数据中出现了三类内容：实习成绩的决策、临床能力的最终判定以及临床评估过程中的临床护理教育工作者培训。出现了五个子类别：过程中的决定因素、时间的相关性、实践中的问题、认定学生具备能力以及课程结构的相关性。
针对临床评估标准化的必要性，提出了对护理教育的启示。
