Exploring the Issue of Failure to Fail in a Nursing Program

References

Allen, C. (2002). Peers and partners: A stakeholder evaluation of preceptorship in mental health nursing. Nurse Researcher, 9(3), 68–84.10.7748/nr2002.04.9.3.68.c6190Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Barlow, C. A., Phelan, A., Hurlock, D., Russell, S., Rogers, G., & Myrick, F. (2006). Virginia. A story of conflict in social work field education. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 21(4), 380–390.10.1177/0886109906292175Search in Google Scholar

Billings, D. A., & Halstead, J. A. (2005).Teaching in nursing(2nd ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders.Search in Google Scholar

Bogo, M., Regehr, C., Power, R., & Regehr, G. (2007). When values collide: Field instructors’ experiences of providing feedback and evaluating competence. The Clinical Supervisor, 26(1/2), 99–117.10.1300/J001v26n01_08Search in Google Scholar

Boley, P., & Whitney, K. (2003). Grade disputes: Considerations for nursing faculty. Journal of Nursing Education, 42(5), 198–203.10.3928/0148-4834-20030501-05Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Bourbonnais, F. F., & Kerr, E. (2007). Preceptoring a student in the final clinical placement: Reflections from nurses in a Canadian hospital. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(8), 1543–1549.10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01828.xSearch in Google Scholar PubMed

Brown, Y., Neudorf, K., Poitras, C., & Rodger, K. (2007). Unsafe student clinical performance calls for a systematic approach. Canadian Nurse, 103(3), 29–32.Search in Google Scholar

Budgen, C., & Gamroth, L. (2008). An overview of practice education models. Nurse Education Today, 28(3), 273–283.10.1016/j.nedt.2007.05.005Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Chasens, E. R., DePew, D. D., Goudreau, K. A., & Pierce, C. (2000). Legal aspect of grading and student progression. Journal of Professional Nursing, 16(5), 267–272.10.1053/jpnu.2000.9460Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Chui, E. W. T. (2010). Desirability and feasibility in evaluating fieldwork performance: Tensions between supervisors and students. Social Work Education, 29(2), 171–187.10.1080/02615470902912219Search in Google Scholar

Cleland, J. A., Knight, L. V., Rees, C. E., Tracey, S., & Bond, C. M. (2008). Is it me or is it theme? Factors that influence the passing of underperforming students. Medical Education, 42(8), 800–809.10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03113.xSearch in Google Scholar PubMed

Courtney-Pratt, H., FitzGerald, M., Ford, K., Marsden, K., & Marlow, A. (2012). Quality of placements for undergraduate nursing students: A cross-sectional survey of undergraduate and supervising nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(60), 1380–1390.10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05851.xSearch in Google Scholar PubMed

Cowburn, M., Nelson, P., & Williams, J. (2000). Assessment of social work students: Standpoint and strong objectivity. Social Work Education, 19(6), 627–637.10.1080/02615470020002344Search in Google Scholar

Croxon, L., & Maginnis, C. (2009). Evaluation of clinical teaching models for nursing practice. Nurse Education in Practice, 9(4), 236–243.10.1016/j.nepr.2008.06.004Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Diekelmann, N., & McGregor, A. (2003). Students who fail clinical courses: Keeping open a future of new possibilities. Journal of Nursing Education, 42(10), 433–436.Search in Google Scholar

Dudek, N. L., Marks, M. B., & Regehr, G. (2005). Failure to fail: The perspectives of the clinical supervisors. Academic Medicine, 80(Suppl. 10), S84–S87.10.1097/00001888-200510001-00023Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Duffy, K. (2004). A grounded theory investigation of factors which influence the assessment of students’ competence to practice. London: Nursing and Midwifery Council. Retrieved from http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Archived%20Publications/1Research%20papers/Kathleen_Duffy_Failing_Students2003.pdfSearch in Google Scholar

Furness, S., & Gilligan, P. (2004). Fit for purpose: Issues from practice placements, practice teaching and the assessment of students’ practice. Social Work Education, 23(4), 465–479.10.1080/0261547042000245053Search in Google Scholar

Gainsbury, S. (2010). Mentors still “failing to fail” students. Nursing Times.net. Retrieved from http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/nursementors-still-failing-to-fail-students/5013926.articleSearch in Google Scholar

Gallant, M., MacDonald, J. A., & Higuchi-Smith, K. A. (2006). A remediation process for nursing students at risk for clinical failure. Nurse Educator, 31(5), 223–227.10.1097/00006223-200609000-00010Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Guba, E., & Lincoln, Y. (1981). Effective evaluation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.Search in Google Scholar

Hastings, W. (2010). Expectations of pre-service teacher: Implications of encountering the unexpected. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 38(3), 207–219.10.1080/1359866X.2010.493299Search in Google Scholar

Hawe, E. (2003). “It’s pretty difficult to fail”: The reluctance of lecturers to award a failing grade. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 28(4), 371–382.10.1080/0260293032000066209Search in Google Scholar

Heaslip, V., &Scammell, J. M. (2012). Failing underperforming students: the role of grading in practice assessment. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(2), 95–100.10.1016/j.nepr.2011.08.003Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Holloway, I. (1997). Basic concepts for qualitative research. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publications.Search in Google Scholar

Houghton, C., Casey, D., Shaw, D., & Murphy, L. (2013). Rigour in qualitative case-study research. Nurse Researcher, 20(4), 12–17.10.7748/nr2013.03.20.4.12.e326Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Hrobsky, P. E., &Kersbergen, A. L. (2002). Perception of clinical performance failure. Journal of Nursing Education, 41(12), 550–553.10.3928/0148-4834-20021201-12Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Hsieh, S. E., &Shannon, A. L. (2005). Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qualitative Health Research, 15(9), 1277–1288.10.1177/1049732305276687Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Hunt, L. A., McGee, P., Gutteridge, R., & Hughes, M. (2012). Assessment of student nurses in practice: A comparison of theoretical and practical assessment results in England. Nurse Education Today, 32(4), 351–355.10.1016/j.nedt.2011.05.010Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Ilott, I., &Murphy, R. (1997). Feelings and failing in professional training: The assessor’s dilemma. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 22(4), 307–316.10.1080/0260293970220304Search in Google Scholar

Jervis, A., &Tilki, M. (2011). Why are nurse mentors failing to fail student nurses who do not meet clinical performance standards? British Journal of Nursing, 20(9), 582–587.10.12968/bjon.2011.20.9.582Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Johnson, E. G., & Halstead, J. A. (2005). The academic performance of students: Legal and ethical issues. In D. A. Billings & J. A. Halstead (Eds.),Teaching in nursing(2nd ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders.Search in Google Scholar

Levett-Jones, T., Fahy, K., Parsons, K., & Mitchell, A. (2006). Mentorship in contemporary practice: The experiences of nursing students and practice mentors. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17(14), 1834–1842.Search in Google Scholar

Luhanga, F., Myrick, F., & Yonge, O. (2010). The preceptorship experience: An examination of ethical and accountability issues. Journal of Professional Nursing, 26(5), 264–271.10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.12.008Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Luhanga, F., Myrick, F., & Yonge, O. (2008). Failure to assign failing grades: Issues with grading the unsafe student. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 5(1), 1–14.10.2202/1548-923X.1366Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Mohide, E. A., &Matthew-Maich, N. (2007). Engaging nursing preceptor–student dyads in an evidenced-based approach to professional practice. Evidence Based Nursing, 10(2), 36–40.10.1136/ebn.10.2.36Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Myrick, F., & Yonge, O. (2005). Nursing preceptorship: Connecting practice and education. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Search in Google Scholar

Osinski, K. (2003). Due process rights of students in cases of misconduct. Journal of Nursing Education, 55(2), 55–58.10.3928/0148-4834-20030201-05Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Parker, J. (2010). When things go wrong! Placement disruption and termination: Power and student perspectives. British Journal of Social Work, 40(3), 983–999.10.1093/bjsw/bcn149Search in Google Scholar

Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Search in Google Scholar

Patton, B. I. (2010). The professional practice knowledge of nurse preceptors. Journal of Nursing Education, 29(3), 143–149.10.3928/01484834-20091118-02Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Ralph, E. G., Walker, K., & Wimmer, R. (2008). The clinical/practicum experience in professional preparation: preliminary findings. McGill Journal of Education, 43(2), 157–172.10.7202/019580arSearch in Google Scholar

Ralph, E. G., Walker, K., & Wimmer, R. (2009). Practicum and clinical experience: Postpracticum students’ views. Journal of Nursing Education, 48(8), 434–440.10.3928/01484834-20090518-02Search in Google Scholar

Raths, J., &Lyman, F. (2003). Summative evaluation of student teachers. Journal of Teacher Education, 54(3), 206–216.10.1177/0022487103054003003Search in Google Scholar

Redmond, M., &Bright, E. (2007). Gatekeeping in the academy. Lessons for Canadian social work educators from Young vs Bella. Canadian Social Work Review, 24(2), 167–181.Search in Google Scholar

Sandelowski, M. (1986). The problem of rigor in qualitative research. Advances in Nursing Science, 8(3), 27–37.10.1097/00012272-198604000-00005Search in Google Scholar

Sandelowski, M. (2000). Whatever happened to qualitative description? Research in Nursing & Health, 23(4), 334–340.10.1002/1098-240X(200008)23:4<334::AID-NUR9>3.0.CO;2-GSearch in Google Scholar

Scanlan, J. M., &Care, E. (2004). Grade inflation: Should we be concerned?Journal of Nursing Education, 43(10), 475–478.10.3928/01484834-20041001-08Search in Google Scholar

Scanlan, J. M., Care, W. D., & Gessler, S. (2001). Dealing with unsafe students in clinical practice. Nurse Educator,26(1), 23–27.10.1097/00006223-200101000-00013Search in Google Scholar

Scholes, J., & Albarran, J. (2005). Failure to fail: Facing the consequences of inaction. Nursing in Critical Care,10(3), 113–115.10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00118.xSearch in Google Scholar

Seldomridge, L.A., & Walsh, C.M. (2006). Evaluating student performance in undergraduate preceptorships. Journal of Nursing Education,45(5), 169–176.10.3928/01484834-20060501-06Search in Google Scholar

Shenton, A. K. (2004). Strategies for ensuring trust worthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information,22, 63–75.10.3233/EFI-2004-22201Search in Google Scholar

Siebert, C. J., Clark, A., Kilbridge, A., & Peterson, H. (2006). When pre-service teachers struggle or fail: Mentor teachers’ perspectives. Education,126(3), 409–422.Search in Google Scholar

Smith, M., McKoy, Y., & Richardson, J. (2001). Legal issues related to dismissing students for clinical deficiencies. Nurse Educator,26(1), 33–38.10.1097/00006223-200101000-00015Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Speers, A., Strzyzewski, N., & Ziolkowski, L. (2004). Preceptor preparation: an investment in the future. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development,20, 127–133.10.1097/00124645-200405000-00005Search in Google Scholar PubMed

Tanicala, M. L., Scheffer, B. K., & Roberts, M. S. (2011). Defining pass/fail nursing student clinical behaviors phase I: Moving toward a culture of safety. Nursing Education Perspectives,32(3), 155–161.10.5480/1536-5026-32.3.155Search in Google Scholar PubMed