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Education leads to increased adherence to the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’

- Fields, Sally, Unsworth, Carolyn, Harreveld, Bobby

Authors: Fields, Sally , Unsworth, Carolyn , Harreveld, Bobby
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 30, no. 6 (2023), p. 837-852
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Description: Background: Occupational therapy competency standards provide an evidence-base to inform clinical best practice, however it is not known whether education about competency standards will increase occupational therapists’ adherence to their use. Aims/objectives: To investigate if education about the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’ leads to increased adherence to the competency standards in the clinical practice of occupational therapy driver assessors. Materials and methods: A mixed methods multiple case study design was used to evaluate 5 occupational therapy driver assessors’ adherence to the competency standards. An audit of 25 client files and interviews were conducted to evaluate practice against the competency standards prior to an education session, followed by an audit of a further 25 files, interview and feedback after education. Results: Qualitative and quantitative analyses suggest that education about the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’ was associated with increased adherence to the competency standards in clinical practice. The results also support the use of competency standards in clinical practice. Conclusions and significance: Competency standards can be used to inform and guide clinical practice, and individualised education and feedback of practice against the competency standards can increase occupational therapists’ adherence to these standards. © 2022 Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Foundation.

Assessing preregistration nursing students' clinical competence : A systematic review of objective measures

- Cant, Robyn, McKenna, Lisa, Cooper, Simon J.

Authors: Cant, Robyn , McKenna, Lisa , Cooper, Simon J.
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 19, no. 2 (2013), p. 163-176
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Description: Nursing students are required to develop clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes for professional practice. However, objectivity and parity of students' clinical assessments has been questioned. In the last decade, more objective techniques have been developed, with increased use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. We reviewed objective clinical assessment measures used in preregistration nursing courses to determine utilization and the validity and reliability of assessment techniques. A systematic search was made of quantitative research publications between 2000 and May 2011, identifying 16 studies that were subsequently reviewed. The validity and reliability of studies varied, with six studies judged as high quality, using various methodologies. This paper describes methods of instrument development and reports on their application in preregistration nursing programs. © 2013 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

Assessment of clinical competence of pre-registration nursing students: a systematic review of objective measures

- Cant, Robyn, McKenna, Lisa, Cooper, Simon J.

Authors: Cant, Robyn , McKenna, Lisa , Cooper, Simon J.
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 19, no. 2 (2013), p. 163-76
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Description: Nursing students are required to develop clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes for professional practice. However, objectivity and parity of students' clinical assessments has been questioned. In the last decade, more objective techniques have been developed, with increased use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. We reviewed objective clinical assessment measures used in preregistration nursing courses to determine utilization and the validity and reliability of assessment techniques. A systematic search was made of quantitative research publications between 2000 and May 2011, identifying 16 studies that were subsequently reviewed. The validity and reliability of studies varied, with six studies judged as high quality, using various methodologies. This paper describes methods of instrument development and reports on their application in preregistration nursing programs.

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