Exploring mentors' interpretation of terminology and levels of competence when assessing nursing students: An integrative review.

Abstract

The purpose of this integrative review is to evaluate the empirical and theoretical literature on the challenges mentors face in interpreting and assessing levels of competence of student nurses in clinical practice. An integrative review of the literature. An extensive and systematic literature search was conducted covering the period 1986-September 2016 across twelve databases covering health and education related publications. Grey literature was searched from wide relevant sources. Sources were eligible for review when they referred to mentor's interpretation or assessment of student nurses' level of competence in practice settings. Methodological rigor of the included studies was evaluated with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.