[Students carry out community nursing work. How should it be evaluated?]

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Clinical Skills Assessment
• Pedagogical Methods in Healthcare

Context:

• Evaluating nursing student practices presents challenges due to subjective assessments and limited tutor pedagogical preparation.
• This often results in inflated grades for student practical work.
• Community Nursing students in Madrid's Area 7 Primary Health Care Centers face these evaluation issues during internships.

Purpose:

• To introduce a novel evaluation model for Community Nursing students' practical work.
• To aid tutors in making more informed grading decisions for student activities.
• To enhance the validity and reliability of student practice grades.

Summary:

• The proposed model offers a structured approach to assessing nursing student practices.
• It aims to standardize the evaluation process, moving beyond subjective grading.
• Key components include objective criteria and tutor support for decision-making.

Impact:

• Expected to improve the accuracy of nursing student performance evaluations.
• Could lead to more consistent and fair grading across different tutors and settings.
• Aims to better prepare nursing graduates by ensuring their practical skills are rigorously assessed.