Responsibility and accountability surrounding clinical assessment

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Chapter 2 Responsibility and accountability surrounding clinical assessment Chapter contents Introduction Accountability and professionalism Accountability and responsibility Accountability for the assessment of clinical practice Responsibility and accountability FOR WHAT? Responsibility…

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Assessment as a process to support learning

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Chapter 6 Assessment as a process to support learning Chapter contents Introduction Continuous assessment of clinical practice Formative assessment Student self-assessment in formative assessment Feedback in assessment Summative assessment Engaging…

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What do we assess?

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Chapter 3 What do we assess? Chapter contents Introduction Pre-registration health care education requirements in the UK The nature of competence Attributes Performance Standards The outcomes-based competency approach to professional…

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Conducting defensible and fair assessments

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Chapter 5 Conducting defensible and fair assessments Chapter contents Introduction The key concepts of conducting defensible and fair assessments Validity Reliability Feasibility Discriminating power Conclusion Key points for reflection References…

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Introduction to physiology

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Zara is a 29-year-old primipara who presents herself at the midwife’s clinic, which is held at her GP’s surgery, giving a history of a positive pregnancy test. • If Zara…

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Physiology of parturition

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While working in Africa, Zara had been able to assist several of her African friends during childbirth, all of which had occurred at home and attended by mostly female relatives…

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The reproductive and urinary systems

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Zara, during the booking appointment, is asked by the midwife to provide a mid stream specimen of urine to screen for infection. The midwife notes that the specimen appears cloudy…

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