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Practice assessor

Exploration of student nurse experiences of being mentored by practice supervisors/assessors in placement settings

The regulation of nursing has changed since 1984, when the previous regulatory body, the United Kingdom Central Council, was created. The role of the mentor was brought to the fore in nurse education...

Preparing nurse educators for NMC standards for student supervision and assessment: the impact 4 years on

The new standards (NMC, 2018b) state that PAs must be given ongoing support along with sufficient time to develop and perform their role, while undertaking training as required. This support can take...

Developing a ‘core of steel’: the key attributes of effective practice assessors

This article reports on specific findings from a wider, previously published, research study which explored the factors that enabled some mentors to fail underperforming students in practical...

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