Using a Group Poster presentation as an Innovative assessment strategy to assess 2nd yr student nurses knowledge an understanding of an aspect of health promotion

Aims and Objectives: To develop student nurses knowledge and understanding of providing Health Promotion strategies. Whilst developing team working and presentation skills. Description: As part of a 2nd year nursing care... [ view full abstract ]

Aims and Objectives:
To develop student nurses knowledge and understanding of providing Health Promotion strategies. Whilst developing team working and presentation skills.

Description:
As part of a 2nd year nursing care module assessment strategy students chose their own group to prepare a poster and presentation on an aspect of health promotion from a topic covered in a nursing care module.
The aim was not only to assess the students’ knowledge and understanding of the health promotion topic but to also develop their skills in team work. They had to decide which topic they wanted to cover, decide the age group they wanted to aim their poster to and design the poster content. The next step was as team they had to create a presentation and present it to the rest of their tutorial team whilst being assessed by 2 tutors. After the presentation the tutors had to ask one question per student regarding there presentation to assess deep knowledge and understanding of the topic.

Impact of Innovation:
This assessment strategy produced many stylish and innovative posters. It demonstrated very good team working skills even when in some cases the group dynamics were poor and conflicts had occurred. The students level of knowledge and understanding was evident during the poster presentation and during the tutors questions.

Conclusion and Implications:
This demonstrated an innovative assessment strategy which enabled the students to develop a variety of skills that are necessary for a nurse to be fit for practice on qualifying