Mentorship Update: a collaborative approach
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Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice
Edge Hill University
Liverpool John Moores University
University of Liverpool
University of Chester
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Aim
To enable mentors to maintain and
enhance their level of competence by
providing an opportunity for continuing
professional development in relation to
their role.
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Learning Outcomes
Debate the professional and legal responsibilities to
support learning and assessment in practice.
Discuss the roles and responsibilities in supporting
learning and assessment in practice.
Debate the application of assessment strategies and
approved assessment processes.
Participate in group discussion to critically reflect on
learning and assessment in practice (NMC 2008a).
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NMC Code
“This Code of Conduct should be considered with the Nursing and
Midwifery Council’s rules, standards, guidance and advice.”
“You must facilitate students and others to develop their
competence.’’
“Failure to comply with this Code of Conduct may bring your fitness
to practise into question and endanger your registration.”
(NMC 2008b)
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Delegation and Supervision
“You must establish that anyone you delegate to is able to carry out
your instructions.”
“You must confirm that the outcome of any delegated task meets
required standards.”
“You must make sure that everyone you are responsible for is
supervised and supported.”
(NMC 2008b:06)
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The NMC Standards to Support Learning and
Assessment in Practice
The Developmental Framework
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Stage 1: Nurses and Midwives
Stage 2: Mentor
Stage 3: Practice Teacher
Stage 4: Teacher
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Responsibilities
Placement Providers:
Maintain a ‘live’ local register of mentors and practice teachers
Mentors and Practice Teachers must undergo triennial
review
Meet all the Standard requirements (NMC 2008a: Annexe 1)
Map their development
Participate in an annual update
Participate in peer review regarding judgements made in the
assessment process
Mentor at least two students within the three-year period
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Due Regard
All mentors need to be on the same part or sub part
of the register as that which the student intends to
enter.
The mentor and student need to be in the same
field of practice.
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What is a Sign-off Mentor?
The sign-off mentor is required to meet the specified
criteria in order to be able to sign-off a student’s
practice proficiency at the end of an NMC approved
programme.
(NMC 2008a)
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Additional Criteria for Sign-off Mentors
Local register
Same part of register
Clinical currency in same field of practice
Supervision
Knowledge of current programmes
Protected time
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Ongoing Achievement Record
“The ‘ongoing achievement record’ forms part of the
assessment of practice document and needs to be of
sufficient detail to enable the sign off mentor to confirm
proficiency.” (NMC 2008a:69)
Nursing programmes require a sign-off mentor to
confirm a student’s proficiency at the end of the final
period of practice learning.
Midwifery programmes require a sign-off mentor to
confirm a student’s proficiency at the end of each year.
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Ongoing Achievement Record (continued)
The NMC requires the student to consent to the sharing
of the information normally within their ongoing
achievement record.
The student must be kept fully informed regarding the
ways in which information is intended to be shared and
used.
Failure to consent is incompatible with ensuring Fitness
for Practice and therefore the student would be unable
to meet programme requirements.
(NMC 2008a: Annexe 3)
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Learning and Assessment in Practice
Formal Assessment Process
(Preliminary within five days, intermediate and final interview)
Documentation
Essential Skills Clusters
Supporting Students’ with disabilities
Decision Making
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Workshop Activities
Group discussion
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References
NMC (2008a) Standards to support learning
and assessment in practice. 2nd Edn. London:
NMC
NMC (2008b) The Code: Standards of conduct,
performance and ethics for nurses and
midwives. London: NMC
Additional resource:
www.practicebasedlearning.org/home.htm
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