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Planning for learning involves the development of a teaching plan. Teaching plans are similar to nursing care plans—both follow the steps of the nursing process. Planning in the teaching process involves setting goals and outcomes. Here, goals identify what a patient needs to achieve to understand a healthcare topic better, whereas the outcomes are the action to be performed by the patient to achieve the goal within a timeframe. For example, if the goal is to educate the patient about insulin...

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Guidelines for Writing Outcome

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Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching I: Assessment and Diagnosis

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The nursing process provides a clinical decision-making framework for patients and families to establish and implement a personalized care plan. Since part of the nurse's duties is to teach patients, the steps of the nursing process are the most effective way to approach instruction. The nursing process and the teaching-learning process are inextricably linked.
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Student nurses face challenges demonstrating learning outcomes in practice placements. A collaborative project between educators and practitioners supports students and mentors in evidence gathering and understanding assessment criteria.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Higher Education Pedagogy

Background:

The integration of nursing education into higher education institutions since the late 1990s has created a divide between clinical practice and academic learning.
Student nurses often struggle to evidence achievement of learning outcomes during practice placements, leading to requests for additional support.
Mentors express difficulties in assessing student progress due to varied evidence-gathering methods and unfamiliarity with academic assessment terminology, impacting fairness.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a collaborative initiative designed to assist student nurses and their mentors in practice placements.
To address challenges in demonstrating learning outcomes and understanding assessment documentation within nursing education.
To foster a more equitable and supportive assessment process for student nurses in clinical settings.

Main Methods:

A collaborative project involving practice staff and academic faculty was implemented.
The project focused on developing strategies to support students and mentors in documenting and assessing learning outcomes.
Interventions aimed to clarify academic jargon and standardize evidence-gathering approaches.

Main Results:

The collaborative project provided practical support for students and mentors in practice placements.
It facilitated a better understanding of how to gather and present evidence of achieved learning outcomes.
The initiative helped demystify academic language within assessment tools, promoting consistency.

Conclusions:

Collaborative efforts between practice and academia are crucial for effective nursing education and assessment.
Support systems are needed to bridge the gap between nursing practice and higher education requirements.
Addressing mentor and student needs in demonstrating learning outcomes enhances the quality and equity of nursing assessments.