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    Failing securely: The processes and support which underpin English nurse mentors' assessment decisions regarding under-performing students

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    Authors
    Hunt, Louise A.
    McGee, Paula
    Gutteridge, Robin
    Hughes, Malcolm
    Issue Date
    2016-01-28
    
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    Background: This studywas undertaken in response to concerns thatmentorswho assessed practical competence were reluctant to fail student nurses which generated doubts about the fitness to practise of some registered nurses. Limited evidence was available about the experiences of mentors who had failed underperforming students and what had helped them to do this. Aim: To investigate what enabled some mentors to fail underperforming students when it was recognised that many were hesitant to do so. Method: An ethically approved, grounded theory approachwas used to explore thirty-one nurses' experiences of failing student nurses in practical assessments in England. Participantswere recruited using theoretical sampling techniques. Semi-structured interviewswere conducted. Analysiswas undertaken using iterative, constant comparative techniques and reflexive processes. The theoretical framework which emerged had strong resonance with professionals. Findings: Five categories emerged fromthe findings: (1) Braving the assessment vortex; (2) Identifying the ‘gist’ of underperformance; (3) Tempering Reproach; (4) Standing up to scrutiny; and (5) Drawing on an interpersonal network. These categories together revealed that mentors needed to feel secure to fail a student nurse in a practical assessment and that they used a three stage decision making process to ascertain if this was the case. Many of the components which helped mentors to feel secure were informal in nature and functioned on goodwill and local arrangements rather than on timely, formal, organisational systems. The mentor's partner/spouse and practice education facilitator or link lecturer were identified as the key people who provided essential emotional support during this challenging experience. Conclusion: This study contributes to understanding of the combined supportive elements required for robust practical assessment. It presents a new explanatory framework about how mentors formulate the decision to fail a student nurse and the supportive structures which are necessary for this to occur.
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    Failing securely: The processes and support which underpin English nurse mentors' assessment decisions regarding under-performing students 2016, 39:79 Nurse Education Today
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    Elsevier
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    Nurse Education Today
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/613840
    DOI
    10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.011
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    http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0260691716000228
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    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    02606917
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.011
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