Abstract
Anecdotal notes are a method of providing formative feedback to nursing students following clinical experiences. The extant literature on anecdotal notes is written only from the educator perspective, focusing on rationale for and methods of production, rather than on evaluation of effectiveness. A retrospective descriptive study was carried out with a cohort of 283 third year baccalaureate nursing students to explore their perceptions of anecdotal notes as effective formative feedback. The majority of students valued verbal as well as anecdotal note feedback. They preferred to receive feedback before the next learning experience. Students found the quality of feedback varied by instructor. The anecdotal note process was found to meet identified formative feedback requirements as well as the nursing program’s requirement for transparency of evaluation and due process. It is necessary to provide professional development to clinical nurse educators to assist them develop high quality formative feedback using anecdotal notes.
Acknowledgements
Dr. Maureen Mitchell, EdD RN, for her contributions to and support of this project.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Professional Development Needs of Novice Nursing Clinical Teachers: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
- The Introduction of “Safety Science” into an Undergraduate Nursing Programme at a Large University in the United Kingdom
- Low Back Pain in Student Nurses: Literature Review and Prospective Cohort Study
- Making the Case for Simulation-Based Assessments to Overcome the Challenges in Evaluating Clinical Competency
- Teaching and Learning Medication Calculations: A Grounded Theory of Conceptual Understanding
- Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland
- Student Perceptions about the Influence of a Perioperative Nursing Elective on Career Preferences
- Learning Styles: Impact on Knowledge and Confidence in Nursing Students in Simulation and Classroom
- Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Anecdotal Notes as Formative Feedback
- Examining the Importance of Admissions Criteria in Predicting Nursing Program Success
- Health Advocacy Project: Evaluating the Benefits of Service Learning to Nursing Students and Low Income Individuals Involved in a Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Project
- Failing Clinical Practice & the Unsafe Student: A New Perspective
- Nursing Clinical Instructor Experiences of Empowerment in Rwanda: Applying Kanter’s and Spreitzer’s Theories
- Review
- An Analysis of Factors Affecting Mature Age Students’ Academic Success in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: A Critical Literature Review
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Professional Development Needs of Novice Nursing Clinical Teachers: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
- The Introduction of “Safety Science” into an Undergraduate Nursing Programme at a Large University in the United Kingdom
- Low Back Pain in Student Nurses: Literature Review and Prospective Cohort Study
- Making the Case for Simulation-Based Assessments to Overcome the Challenges in Evaluating Clinical Competency
- Teaching and Learning Medication Calculations: A Grounded Theory of Conceptual Understanding
- Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland
- Student Perceptions about the Influence of a Perioperative Nursing Elective on Career Preferences
- Learning Styles: Impact on Knowledge and Confidence in Nursing Students in Simulation and Classroom
- Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Anecdotal Notes as Formative Feedback
- Examining the Importance of Admissions Criteria in Predicting Nursing Program Success
- Health Advocacy Project: Evaluating the Benefits of Service Learning to Nursing Students and Low Income Individuals Involved in a Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Project
- Failing Clinical Practice & the Unsafe Student: A New Perspective
- Nursing Clinical Instructor Experiences of Empowerment in Rwanda: Applying Kanter’s and Spreitzer’s Theories
- Review
- An Analysis of Factors Affecting Mature Age Students’ Academic Success in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: A Critical Literature Review