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Grading the performance of clinical skills: lessons to be learned from the performing arts

Roberts, D

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D Roberts



Abstract

The drift towards competency based nurse interventions has seen a growth in concern regarding the most appropriate methods of assessment of such competencies. Nurse educators and practitioners alike are struggling with the concept of measuring the performance of nursing skills; due to an uneasy relationship between competence, capability, intuition and expertise. Different currencies of value may be ascribed to the assessment of nursing practice, resulting in the use of subjective judgements together with the development of assessment criteria which have different weightings, depending on the values of the assessor.
Within the performing arts, students' practice performance is also assessed, with seemingly many similarities
between applying value to performance in dance or theatre and nursing. Within performing arts assessment a
balancing act is also being played out between academic education and professional training (where complex
performances are notoriously hard to evaluate). This paper explores the nature of assessment within the performing arts and makes suggestions regarding their application within the context of nurse education. If nursing is indeed a blend of art and science, then it seems sensible to look to the performing arts to see if lessons could be learned.

Citation

Roberts, D. (2011). Grading the performance of clinical skills: lessons to be learned from the performing arts. Nurse Education Today, 31(6), 607-610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.10.017

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 1, 2011
Deposit Date Sep 28, 2011
Journal Nurse Education Today
Print ISSN 0260-6917
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 6
Pages 607-610
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.10.017
Keywords Assessment, clinical practice
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.10.017


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