Conference presentation
Using impact evaluation to evidence the achievement of nursing student capabilities for graduate practice
2015 Learning & Teaching Week Program Book, pp.15-16
Learning & Teaching Week, 2015 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 14-Sep-2015–18-Sep-2015)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2015
Abstract
Background: It is an important and challenging academic activity to examine how professional tertiary programs of study prepare students for practice. This project piloted the viability of an impact evaluation used to compare industry expectations of capability versus students' self-belief. An impact evaluation has a strong summative emphasis, occurs at the end of a program and considers overall program outcomes. Aim: To assess the viability of an impact evaluation methodology to critically assess whether the Bachelor of Nursing Science curriculum empowers students to meet industry expectations. Design: An impact evaluation methodology supported the assembly of evidence to examine the curriculum versus industry expectations of a graduate nurse. Setting: A regional Australian university. Participants: A convenience sample of BNSc program faculty and a purposive sample of students in their final semester of study in a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree program. Approach: Document analysis of curriculum documents, workshops with faculty and semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with students. University ethics approval was obtained for the student interviews. A palliative care context was chosen for the project as it requires complex care and is supported by documented graduate capabilities.
Details
- Title
- Using impact evaluation to evidence the achievement of nursing student capabilities for graduate practice
- Authors
- Amanda J Henderson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringJennifer Rowe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringDeborah Hitchen-Holmes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringEleanor Horton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- 2015 Learning & Teaching Week Program Book, pp.15-16
- Conference details
- Learning & Teaching Week, 2015 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 14-Sep-2015–18-Sep-2015)
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2015
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449118402621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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