Evaluating Affective Competency in Undergraduate Nursing: An Interpretive Description

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dc.contributor.advisorCarr, Eloise
dc.contributor.authorMill, Megan
dc.contributor.committeememberSeneviratne, Cydnee
dc.contributor.committeememberO'Rae, Amanda
dc.contributor.committeememberSinclair, Shane
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-14T16:13:45Z
dc.date.available2017-07-14T16:13:45Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractBackground: The Registered Nurse role requires competency of the affective domain; demonstrated by the ability to listen, respond to interactions, demonstrate appropriate attitudes, and display commitment. There is a paucity of research exploring the evaluation of student nurses’ competency in this domain. Aim: To explore how clinical nursing instructors evaluate students’ affective competency. Methods: 12 instructors from a large urban university were interviewed and data was analyzed using qualitative interpretive description methodology. Findings: Affective competency is highly valued in nursing, lacks consensus in definition, exists in a hidden curriculum, and is assessed through observation, dialogue and reflective writing. Explicit connections between assessment and evaluation are lacking. Discussion: Clinical nurse instructors are gatekeepers to the nursing profession. Affective competency is observed rather than evaluated, and an ontological turn in nurse education might change the motivation for affective evaluation; away from competency and toward being a nurse. Word Limit:en_US
dc.identifier.citationMill, M. (2017). Evaluating Affective Competency in Undergraduate Nursing: An Interpretive Description (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25966en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25966
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3952
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subject.otherAffective
dc.subject.otherEvaluation
dc.subject.otherCompetency
dc.titleEvaluating Affective Competency in Undergraduate Nursing: An Interpretive Description
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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