Self Evaluation In Nursing

Transitioning from a clinical nurse to an academic nurse educator is a big step, and one that must be taken with purpose and intent. To begin this process a self-evaluation is an advantageous start. Self-evaluation begins with reflecting on one’s practice and current knowledge and examining areas of strengths and areas that need improvement. This process may be uncomfortable as weaknesses are exposed, however when put into the spirit of self-improvement, opportunities for further education and experience can be realized (Bulman, Lathean, & Gobbi, 2014). According to Ransburg & Childress (2012), “accurately assessing skill acquisition will also assist nurse educators in designing personal professional development plans” (p.312). The aim

This category relates to how a nurse educator aids the student in developing the values and beliefs that are required to fulfilling the role of a professional nurse (National League for Nursing, n.d.). Similar to the first competency, the nurse educator will need to assess the needs of the learner, such as their learning style, identify needs of diverse student populations, assist the learner in developing professional goals, ensure cogitative, psychomotor skills, and affective learning takes place, and provide feedback to the learner (Caputi, 2015). To improve this competency a developmental plan would include to take a course in dealing with incivility in the classroom and creating improved interpersonal interactions. Additionally, reviewing and working through real world case studies would be beneficial.

The third competency was also a weaker point, missing two of nine questions. This competency focuses on assessment and evaluation of the student in the clinical, classroom and laboratory setting (National League for Nursing, n.d.). In this area the two questions that were missed were directed related to the, item discrimination ratio (IDR) and the point biserial correlation coefficient (PBCC). Never having been exposed to either of these evaluation methods, a course solely on grading techniques would be an appropriate addition to this author’s professional development