Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2000):

The clinical achievement portfolio: an outcomes-based assessment project in nursing education.

Full Abstract

Dynamic healthcare market forces impel educators to search for innovative methods of academic assessment to measure learning outcomes. The clinical achievement portfolio is a creative and systematic tool for documenting continuous improvement of student clinical learning. The authors describe the use of the portfolio as a pilot project aimed at introducing reflective thinking and measuring clinical learning in undergraduate nursing education. Potential benefits of the clinical portfolio and implications for future research are proposed.

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Author information

Author/s: Tracy, S M (SM); Marino, G J (GJ); Richo, K M (KM); Daly, E M (EM);

Affiliation: Rivier-St. Joseph Nursing Program, Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. olsldr(-atsign-)aol.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2000 Sep-Oct; vol 25 (issue 5) : pp 241-6

Dates: Created 2006/05/01; Completed 2006/05/11;

PMID: 16646203, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Competence - standards Cooperative Behavior Documentation - methods; standards Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - standards Educational Measurement - methods Humans Interprofessional Relations Models, Educational Models, Nursing Models, Psychological Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment New Hampshire Nursing Education Research Organizational Objectives Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - organization & administration Philosophy, Nursing Pilot Projects Program Development Program Evaluation Self Assessment (Psychology) Students, Nursing - psychology Thinking

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