MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE

Nylen School of Nursing

NURS 316
Clinical Evaluation

STUDENT________________________ CLINICAL DATES________________________

DATES ABSENT__________________ EXCUSED__________UNEXCUSED_________

Evaluation Criteria

Satisfactory “S”: Displays satisfactory performance pertaining to this clinical objective and
delivery of nursing care. Student functions to meet clinical expectations in a manner which is
expected at the present educational level. Decisions and actions are well supported and
sometimes independent. Occasionally requires validating feedback.

Deficiency “D”: Displays unsatisfactory performance of this clinical objective and delivery of
nursing care. Student does not yet meet the clinical expectations of the present educational level
and needs to show improvement. Decisions and actions are seldom independent. Consistently
requires validating feedback.

Not Applicable/Not Appropriate “NA”

To earn a passing grade a student must earn an “S” per summative nursing outcome/ clinical
objective. A summative “D” is below expected minimal competency and not passing. Any
student deemed unsafe in clinical practice will not receive a passing grade for the course.

Instructions: The purpose of evaluation is to enhance student learning and professional

development. Clinical evaluation is both formative (weekly) and summative (at the end of the
clinical rotation). Evaluation is a responsibility of both the student and professor. Each clinical
week the student and professor must determine and document the level of student performance
for each nursing standard/clinical objective according to the evaluation criteria described above.

Removal From the Clinical Area for Unsafe or Unsatisfactory Clinical Performance
It is the responsibility of both the student and nursing faculty to protect the safety of the client. If
in the professional opinion of the faculty, a student's performance is unsafe or unsatisfactory in
clinical practice the student may be temporarily removed from the clinical area at any time. So
that the student may resume clinical practice in a reasonable time, the student, instructor,
academic advisor, and chairperson will convene to reach a resolution.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

Outcome Expectations

Holistic ● Provide holistic care which ● Write Self-Reflection Here

Care demonstrates for clients as In this module, I realized that the
individuals with physical, responsibility of a nurse is not limited
psychosocial, spiritual and to bringing forth nursing interventions
environmental needs and but is also flexible to providing
stressors. comprehensive care for patients. The
essentials of patient care involve
overseeing the patient’s spiritual,
mental, physical, psychosocial and
environmental welfare. Thus, I grasped
the concept of the value of providing
holistic care to patients.

Communi ● Document in the EHR ● Write Self-Reflection Here

cation accurately In this part of the course guide, I
● Uses SBAR as a patient handoff discerned that communication within
● Communicates effectively and coworkers as well as patients establish a
professionally with peers, health therapeutic relationship between the
care team members, patients, involved. A work environment that
and families practices effective communication
increases motivation of workers to do
better and improve in providing quality
care. Through various exercises and
activities given in this module, I was
able to recognize ways to efficiently
communicate towards other people.

Critical ● Demonstrates safety for self and ● Write Self-Reflection Here

Thinking others when providing holistic As I always reckon, critical thinking is
care the zenith of all skills in nursing
● Analyzes patient data to develop practice. This will help us decide
plan of care immediate responses for a certain
● Written work reflects the use of patient situation. Analysis of data
critical thinking and analysis of information, even through written
information works, to establish care plans gave us a
glimpse of what critical thinking should
be. Additionally, I reckon that it is also
important to assess decisions we are to
make in the future, to decipher what
went wrong and what went right. This
is for us to determine what should be
improved the next time we make a
 decision.

Nursing ● Utilizes assessment, planning, ● Write Self-Reflection Here

Process intervention, evaluation to plan This part of the course helped me
care comprehend the value of assessing and
● Prepares holistic care plan planning to intervention and evaluation
which meets criteria in rubric of care plans. I was able to know the
critical points to consider in
establishing a holistic care plan that
meets patients’ needs. The activities we
did almost felt like we were preparing
to apply our knowledge for the next
steps of nursing practice.

Nursing ● Performs nursing skills ● Write Self-Reflection Here

Roles appropriate for level The knowledge we have gained and the
● Demonstrates knowledge of preparations we have made from the
educational needs of clients and past few weeks are applied in this part
skills to address needs of the course where we perform nursing
● Advocates for patient when skills that are suitable for what is
appropriate needed. The knowledge we obtained
was put to test to address patient needs
in an educational manner. Nursing roles
were emphasized in this part of the
course.

Ethics ● Recognizes ethical and legal ● Write Self-Reflection Here

implications of nursing care This part of the course made me
actions and decisions acknowledge both ethical and legal
implications of our actions and
decisions in nursing practice. This
consideration is of vast importance
because as future healthcare providers,
we must be able to know the issues in
nursing care to make good judgements
based on our beliefs and values without
compromising legal considerations that
govern us.

Research ● Uses evidence as a way to ● Write Self-Reflection Here

develop a plan of care This week, I was able to decipher which
available evidence, through research,
was the most appropriate for
establishing a plan of care. These
realizations would help me comprehend
 the most pertinent nursing intervention I
need to apply to patients in the future.
Most importantly, research or evidence-
based claim is a tool that we can rely on
in every nursing practice.

Lifelong ● Sets realistic personal goals for ● Write Self-Reflection Here

Personal self on weekly basis and I realized that it is also important for us
and evaluates progress towards to seek growth opportunities and widen
Professio accomplishment our accomplishments. It is a
nal ● Demonstrates accountability and manifestation that we do not limit our
Growth initiative for own learning abilities but go beyond the boundaries.
experiences It is also a way for us to keep up with
● Implements change in personal the constant change of healthcare.
and professional behaviors Seeking for growth opportunities would
based on feedback. also leave us a sense of satisfaction.