EVALUATION OF STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Subject : Mental health Nursing
Name of Student :
Year : Exp began :
Exp Ended :
Final grade :
Objective I :
Evidence of ability in planning comprehensive patient care based on
assessment of patient needs.
SuperioR
Average
average
Below
Good
4 3 2 1
1. Applies the whole patient
concept.
2. Understand the nature of patient
illness.
3. Identifies the patient needs.
4. Sets priority
5. Understand the patient short and
long range goals.
6. Possesses knowledge of the
available recourses.
7. Plans for the future health of the
patient.
Objective II :
Evidence of ability to complement appropriate nursing interventions based on
scientific principles and concepts of nursing care:
Superior
Average
average
Below
Good
4 3 2 1
1.Explains the nursing action before
implementation
2. Collaborate with the other team
members as needed
3. applies scientific principles-that
justify nursing action
4. utilizes available recourses
5. Applies the new knowledge into care
of patient.
6. Carries out nursing procedures
effectively.
7. Applies rehabilitative principles in the
nursing intervention
8. Applies communication skills.
9. Demonstrates skills in the use of
inter-personal technique.
10. Evaluates case given in terms of
effectiveness.
Object III :
Evidence of teaching skill in patient situation
Superior
Average
Average
Below
Good
4 3 2 1
1. Identifies the learning needs of
the patient and family
2. Utilizing opportunities for
teaching.
3. Teaches according to the level of
understanding
4. Uses illustrative materials- where
ever required.
Objective IV: Evidence of reporting and recording information essential for
continuity of care.
Superior
Average
Average
Below
Good
4 3 2 1
1. Reports / Records patients
condition and nursing action
accurately.
2. Report / Records any additional
information necessary for
continuity of care.
3. Report / records specific
information concerning the
patient degree of self care
4. Recourse / Reports patient
information when reporting on
and off duty.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Nagarathnamma college of nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka .
Department of mental health nursing
Criteria for the evaluation of Strength performance in the clinical.
Code: Excellent=4 Good=3, Average=2, unsatisfactory=1 Rating
4 3 2 1
IPR 1. Utilize proper approach, develop &
Maintain good support
Assessment 2. Utilizes suitable methods to collect
relevant data related to health of
client, individually family and
community.
3. Makes intervals with individual
family and other key persons
4. Makes clinical observations and
examinations.
5. Accurately identifies the problems
which requires nursing care.
Planning 6. State the problems scientific
rational on the basis of subjective
data and objective data.
7. Formulates the objective relevant
to problems on priority.
8. Write out standards nursing care
plan in clear and measurable terms
in congruent with other planned
therapies
9. Involves the client and / or other
key persons in planning care.
Implementation 10. Determines the nursing action
appropriate to the problem on
priority basis.
11.Demonstrate the clinical skills
necessary to carry- out the nursing
interventions
12.Elicit participation and co-
operation of clients and for key
persons in delivery of care.
13.Utilizes opportunities to teach
health care concepts to clients and
or other key persons.
14.Follow up the nursing care plan
developed and make referral
services.
Evaluation 15.Routinely evaluates the effects of
the nursing care provided.
16.Utilizes current data to revise
nursing care plan whenever
needed.
17. Demonstrate knowledge
applicable to nursing /clinical/
health
18.Shows accuracy, neatness, and
promptness in preparing and
submitting lesson plan and nursing
care plan.
19.Communicate ideas, information
and health messages effectively.
20.Utilizes and accurately maintains
records and reports.
21.Recognizes his / her our limitations
and exhibits ethical behavior and
attitudes.
22.Maintains professional relations
with students, staffs and clients.
23.Maintain punctuality and good
attendance.
24. Dress and appcurance.
25. Acceptance of constructive
criticisms.
RATING SCALE
INTRODUCTION
Rating means judgment of a person from other .There are so many clinical
aspect in the professional that do not lend themselves to evaluated by the
checklist
Scales can be nominal , ordinal, interval ratio and rating scale. Rating find a variety
of application
DEFINITION
Scale: A scale is a continuum from the highest to the lowest points and it has
inter mediate points in between these two extremes .The scale points are related
to the first point indicated a higher position than the second and the second
point is higher than the tird point and so on
Rating scale: Rating technique are the devices by which the judgment may be
qualified. A rating scale is a devise by which the opinion convening trail can be
systemized
TYPES OF RATING SCALE
1) Descriptive rating scale : provide for each trait of descriptive phases from
which the rater selects the one most applicable item being rated selected
usually by means of a check mark
EXCELLENT
ABOVE AVERAGE
AVERAGE
BELOW AVERAGE
POOR
2) Comparative rating scale : The rater has clear knowledge of the activities of
given group or individual , the position on the rating scale are expressed in
terms of given population or group or in terns of people with known
characterestics . The rate may be asked to specify the comparative ability of a
teacher with reference to the teaching in college
5. EXCELLENT
4.ABOVE AVERAGE
3.AVERAGE
2. BELOW AVERAGE
1.POOR
3. Disability rating scale : It addresses the world health organization categories
impairments disability and handicap .The DRS are able to measure across the
span of recovery .
4) Graphic rating scale ; The descriptive phases are closely correspond to the
numerical points on the scale printed horizontally at various points from lowest
to the highest. The rater indicates the performances standing in respect to each
trait by placing a cheque mark at an appropriate point along the line . Here the
degree of each characteristic arranged so that the rater can make as fine
distinctions as he wishes to make , this will help the rater to indicate his own
performances. It ensures fineness of scoring .
5. Numerical rating scale :( specific rating scale/ specific category scale/itemized
rating scale) The rater assigns a code numbers approximate number to each
trade of the person being rated or to the descriptive phases . Arrange in order of
degree, level, intensity, or frequency specification depends on the nature of the
research problem
USES OF RATING SCALE :
To evaluate skills, product outcome , activities, interest, attitudes, and personal
characteristics
ADVANTAGES:
. Easy to administer and to score
Can be used for a large group of students
Wide range of application
Clarity of feed back to student
DISADVANTAGES OF RATING SCALE : Misuse can result in a consequent decrease
in objectivity
DESIRABLE QUALITES OF RATING SCALE
Clarity, variety, Simple
Relevance, objectivity
Useful , precision , uniqueness
PRINCIPLES FOR PREPARING RATING SCALE :
It directly relates to learning objectives
Needs to be confined to performances areas that can be observed
Clarity define the specific trait or mode of behavior
The trait or behavior should be readily observable , in a number of
situation
Allow some space in the rating scale card for them rater to give
supplementary remarks
3-7 rating position may need to be provided
There should be provision to vomit items .The teacher feels unqualified to
judge
Pooled rating from more than one observers participation in the
instrument development will make this more objective ,clear , valied and
reliable
All raters should be oriented to the specific scale as well as the process of
rating in general
Consider evaluation setting feed back and student participation
The rater should be unbiased and trained
All rater should be aware that rating scale are open to error resulting in
subjective judgments required of the observer error may be due to
leniency,contrast error and hallow effect etc
Have expert and well informed rater
Change the ends of the scale so that the “good’’ is not always at the bottom
Assure the rater that is anonymity will be maintained
LIMITATIONS OF RATING SCALES
It is difficulty or dangerous to fix up rating about any aspect of an individual
Halo effect in judgement may take place
Changes like the rater may over estimate the qualities of a known person
and underestimated those of unknown person
The rater does not want to make extreme judgment changes of subjective
evaluation thus the scale may become unscientific and unreliable
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1) Basavanthappa BT “ Nursing Education ’’ 1st edition Jaypee
Brothers Medical publishers (pvt) Ltd page no 467-471
2) Neeraja K.P “Text book of Nursing Education’’ 1 st edition Jaypee
Brother medical Publication (pvt) Ltd page no 419-420
3) Shankarnarayan B Sindhu B Learning and Teaching Nursing
Second edition page no 161-171, 180-181
