How do expert clinicians assess student nurses competency during workplace experience? A modified nominal group approach to devising a guidance package

This paper presents data regarding how experienced clinicians and academics said they assess the competency of nursing students progressing through eligibility to practice programmes in Australian universities. The development of competence during nursing education programmes is an essential part of university based nursing eligibility to practice courses and so facilitating consistent, reliable and valid assessment of the demonstration of those competencies is critical.