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The history, philosophy and evaluation of the work of the Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies
Author(s) -
Gardener Marjorie G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1977.tb03173.x
Subject(s) - formative assessment , work (physics) , value (mathematics) , nursing , service (business) , medicine , quality (philosophy) , medical education , psychology , engineering ethics , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , business , epistemology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , marketing , machine learning
This paper describes the establishment and organization of the Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies. It outlines the philosophy which has developed since 1970 and which has formed the basis of the Board's work. The belief that ongoing clinical education should contribute to the quality of patient care, and to the personal and professional development of the nurse and midwife, has been fundamental to the formation of the Board's policies. Factual information is given on various aspects of the work of the Board. The difficulty of assessing the value of the work is recognized, but the importance of this activity is stressed. Formative evaluation is required as an integral part of every course. An attempt is made to assess the value of the Board's work to the patients, the nurses taking the courses, and to the nursing service.