To Grade or Not to Grade Practice? SHONA MONTGOMERY MARGARET MORAN Mentorship in Practice Study Day 2015

Nursing Midwifery Council

THEORY Verses PRACTICE

Sign Off Mentor Assessment  Review Previous Practice Assessment Documentation  Initial Assessment  Midpoint Assessment  Final Assessment  Grade Competency Criteria

Grading Tool Elements Excellent Very Good Good Pass Fail Application of knowledge and evidence. 1.Decision making and reflection 1.Developing the individual in practice 1.Professional and ethical practice Sum of marks from each element = Divide the total marks above by four = Total marks Overall mark for the placement

Reviewed grading tool Overall JudgementDomain criteriaAvailable Score Actual ScoreCalculating overall score Excellent (merit) % Has developed full awareness of the importance of research and evidence that informs practice 0-9 Excellent care and clinical skills achieved at level 7, at all times with exceptionally effective practice 0-9 Fully appreciates the need for life long teaching and learning for themselves and others 0-9 Consistently displays an excellent awareness of professional practice and is fully aware of the ethical issues within midwifery practice 0-8 Pass 64-40% Demonstrates some awareness of the research that informs practice 0-6 Good care and clinical skills achieved at level 7, with good effective practice 0-6 Has an appreciation of the need for life long teaching and learning for herself and others 0-6 At times displays professional practice and is aware of the ethical issues within midwifery and midwifery practice 0-6 Fail 39-0% Does not demonstrate awareness of the research that informs practice 0-10 Care and clinical skills not achieved at level Is not aware of the need for life long teaching and learning0-10 Displays minimal understanding of professional practice and does not indicate awareness of the ethical issues within midwifery 0-9

Life as a student  Workload balance  Clinical placement, the reality !  Mentorship  Stepping up an academic level each year  Academic/Clinical Placement Award

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