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Unveiling the core focus: exploring nurse practice assessors’ priorities in evaluating student mental health nurses – a qualitative content analysis
  1. Ebtsam Aly Abou Hashish1,2,3
  1. 1 College of Nursing, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  2. 2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  3. 3 Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
  1. Correspondence to Professor Ebtsam Aly Abou Hashish; ebtsam_ss{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103879

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    Commentary on: Painter JM, Bond C. What are nurse practice assessors' priorities when assessing student mental health nurses? A qualitative content analysis. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023;72:103 776. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103776.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Humanistic skills and positive attitudes are crucial in assessing mental health nursing students. Training programmes and clinical assessments play an essential role in developing these skills.

    • Practitioners should recognise the value of both transactional and transformational competencies in delivering quality mental healthcare.

    • Replicating the study in similar fields can validate the findings and enhance future nurse training.

    Context

    In the UK, nurse education focuses on providing students with a comprehensive blend of theoretical and practical knowledge to foster competence and proficiency. The Nursing and Midwifery Council implemented significant changes in 2018, introducing new proficiencies that highlight the importance of physical health assessment.1 This shift has …

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    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.