scholarly journals Alternative methods for clinical nursing assessment and evaluation

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
M M Chabeli
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Nursing Assessment ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
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The recommendations made in the article on nurse educators’ perceptions of OSCE as a clinical evaluation method (Chabeli, 2001:84-91) are addressed in this article.OpsommingIn hierdie artikel word daar gefokus op die aanbevelings wat gedoen is met betrekking tot die persepsies van verpleeg- opvoedkundiges ten opsigte van die OGKE as ‘n kliniese evalueringsmetode (Chabeli, 2001:84-91). *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals Nurse educators’ perceptions of OSCE as a clinical evaluation method

Curationis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
MM Chabeli
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
The South ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation

The South African Qualifications Authority, and the South African Nursing Council are in pursuit of quality nursing education to enable the learners to practise as independent and autonomous practitioners. The educational programme should focus on the facilitation of critical and reflective thinking skills that will help the learner to make rational decisions and solve problems. A way of achieving this level of functioning is the use of assessment and evaluation methods that measure the learners’ clinical competence holistically. This article is focused on the perceptions of twenty nurse educators, purposively selected from three Nursing Colleges affiliated to a university in Gauteng, regarding the use of OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) as a clinical evaluation method within a qualitative and descriptive research strategy. Three focus group interviews were conducted in different sessions. A descriptive content analysis was used. Trustworthiness was ensured by using Lincoln and Guba’s model (1985). The results revealed both positive and negative aspects of OSCE as a clinical evaluation method with regard to: administrative aspects; evaluators; learners; procedures/instruments and evaluation. The conclusion drawn from the related findings is that OSCE does not measure the learners’ clinical competence holistically. It is therefore recommended that the identified negative perception be taken as challenges faced by nurse educators and that the positive aspects be strengthened. One way of meeting these recommendations is the use of varied alternative methods for clinical assessment and evaluation that focus on the holistic measurement of the learners’ clinical competence.

scholarly journals Nurse educators’ perceptions on facilitating reflective thinking in clinical nursing education

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Chabeli ◽  
Marie Muller
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Clinical Nursing Education

This article seeks to publish the results of nurse educators with regard to how reflective thinking of learners can be facilitated in clinical nursing education. Opsomming Hierdie artikel beoog om die resultate van verpleeg-opvoeders met betrekking tot hoe reflektiewe denke van leerders in kliniese verpleegonderwys gefasiliteer kan word, te publiseer. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals Portfolio assessment and evaluation: Implications and guidelines for clinical nursing education

Curationis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Chabeli
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Nursing Education ◽  
Effective Use

With the advent of Outcomes-Based Education in South Africa, the quality of nursing education is debatable, especially with regard to the assessment and evaluation of clinical nursing education, which is complex and renders the validity and reliability of the methods used questionable. This paper seeks to explore and describe the use of portfolio assessment and evaluation, its implications and guidelines for its effective use in nursing education. Firstly, the concepts of assessment, evaluation, portfolio and alternative methods of evaluation are defined. Secondly, a comparison of the characteristics of the old (traditional) methods and the new alternative methods of evaluation is made. Thirdly, through deductive analysis, synthesis and inference, implications and guidelines for the effective use of portfolio assessment and evaluation are described.

scholarly journals Torsion of the Ovary in Infancy, a Rare Emergency; A Case Report

2021 ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
Abdelilah Radi ◽  
Karima Larbi Ouassou ◽  
Amal Hassani ◽  
Rachid Abilkassem ◽  
Aomar Agadr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Ovarian Torsion ◽  
Positive Diagnosis ◽  
Hemorrhagic Risk ◽  
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Torsion of the ovary is a rare condition whose diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of the clinical picture as well as the difficulty of clinical evaluation, especially in young girls. It is a surgical emergency because it involves the vital prognosis by the hemorrhagic risk, and functional prognosis by the risk of infertility. The clinical picture is dominated by acute abdominal pain. Our work reports the case of a 2-year-old girl in whom the diagnosis of ovarian torsion was made in front of an atypical clinical picture. Laparoscopy is the method of choice for making a positive diagnosis and performing a conservative procedure as described in this work.

scholarly journals SVScore: An Impact Prediction Tool For Structural Variation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liron Ganel ◽  
Haley J Abel ◽  
Ira M Hall
Keyword(s):  
Structural Variation ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Purifying Selection ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Impact Prediction ◽  
Pathogenicity Prediction ◽  
Type Gene ◽  
Tandem Duplications ◽  
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Motivation: Structural variation (SV) is an important and diverse source of human genome variation. Over the past several years, much progress has been made in the area of SV detection, but predict-ing the functional impact of SVs discovered in whole genome sequencing (WGS) studies remains extremely challenging. Accurate SV impact prediction is especially important for WGS-based rare variant association studies and studies of rare disease. Results: Here we present SVScore, a computational tool for in silico SV impact prediction. SVScore aggregates existing per-base single nucleotide polymorphism pathogenicity scores across relevant genomic intervals for each SV in a manner that considers variant type, gene features, and uncertainty in breakpoint location. We show that in a Finnish cohort, the allele frequency spectrum of SVs with high impact scores is strongly skewed toward lower frequencies, suggesting that these variants are under purifying selection. We further show that SVScore identifies deleterious variants more effectively than naive alternative methods. Finally, our results indicate that high-scoring tandem duplications may be under surprisingly strong selection relative to high-scoring deletions, suggesting that duplications may be more deleterious than previously thought. In conclusion, SVScore provides pathogenicity prediction for SVs that is both informative and meaningful for understanding their functional role in disease. Availability: SVScore is implemented in Perl and available freely at {{http://www.github.com/lganel/SVScore}} for use under the MIT license. Contact: [email protected]

scholarly journals Selecting the most effective alternative of waterproofing membranes for multifunctional inverted flat roofs

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 650-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darius KALIBATAS ◽  
Vytautas KOVAITIS
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Effective Alternative ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Flat Roofs ◽  
Made In

There are many various methods, techniques and materials for constructing multifunctional inverted flat roofs now. However, in practice, the constructed roofs of this type often have various defects, whose elimination is rather costly. To solve this problem, the analysis of multifunctional inverted flat roofs has been performed and their advantages and disadvantages, as well as building defects and mistakes made in the course of construction, have been demonstrated. Damp-proofing materials available on the market for making waterproofing membranes for multifunctional inverted flat roofs have been evaluated. The problem of choosing the most effective membrane alternative for the investigated type of roofs is solved by analysing ten alternatives with the help of multi-criteria evaluation method, SAW and three game theory rules determined by Hurwicz, Laplace and Bayes, as well as LEVI 3.0 program. The analysis of the results has shown that the alternative No. 5 is the best membrane alternative among the ten considered options.

scholarly journals Visual Demand Evaluation Methods for In-Vehicle Interfaces

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Pettitt ◽  
Gary Burnett
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Task Time ◽  
Level Model ◽  
Occlusion Technique ◽  
Vehicle Information ◽  
Future Work

The primary aim of the research presented in this paper is developing a method for assessing the visual demand (distraction) afforded by in-vehicle information systems (IVIS). In this respect, two alternative methods are considered within the research. The occlusion technique evaluates IVIS tasks in interrupted vision conditions, predicting likely visual demand. However, the technique necessitates performance-focused user trials utilising robust prototypes, and consequently has limitations as an economic evaluation method. In contrast, the Keystroke Level Model (KLM) has long been viewed as a reliable and valid means of modelling human performance and making task time predictions, therefore not requiring empirical trials or a working prototype. The research includes four empirical studies in which an extended KLM was developed and subsequently validated as a means of predicting measures relevant to the occlusion protocol. Future work will develop the method further to widen its scope, introduce new measures, and link the technique to existing design practices.

scholarly journals Detection of Salmonella in Food Matrices, from Conventional Methods to Recent Aptamer-Sensing Technologies

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paniel ◽  
Noguer
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Foodborne Pathogen ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
High Throughput Analysis ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Conventional Culture ◽  
Consumer Safety ◽  
Made In

Rapid detection of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella in food processing is of crucial importance to prevent food outbreaks and to ensure consumer safety. Detection and quantification of Salmonella species in food samples is routinely performed using conventional culture-based techniques, which are labor intensive, involve well-trained personnel, and are unsuitable for on-site and high-throughput analysis. To overcome these drawbacks, many research teams have developed alternative methods like biosensors, and more particularly aptasensors, were a nucleic acid is used as biorecognition element. The increasing interest in these devices is related to their high specificity, convenience, and relative rapid response. This review aims to present the advances made in these last years in the development of biosensors for the detection and the quantification of Salmonella, highlighting applications on meat from the chicken food chain.

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