Assessment of Clinical Skills in Midwifery: Some Ethical and Practical Problems.

Somers-Smith, M. J.; Race, Angela J.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Assessment of Clinical Skills in Midwifery: Some Ethical and Practical Problems.

Somers-Smith, M. J.; Race, Angela J.

Nurse Education Today, v17 n6 p449-53 Dec 1997

Increased academic standards in midwifery education are causing conflict between research-based and traditional knowledge used in clinical assessments. Training of evaluators, frequent changes in clinical placements, and lack of contact between students and evaluators also impinge on the validity and reliability of assessments. (SK)

Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Ethics, Evaluation Problems, Evaluators, Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Obstetrics, Skill Development, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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