Assessment of practice in pre-registration nurse education and the development of a skills acquisition manual

It has been suggested that Project 2000 training has not taken account of the need to assess thedevelopment of specific nursing skills. This could result in nurses who may be in a vulnerable position upon qualification regarding the expectations of their skills performance. A new initiative has been developed at the University of Luton, which enables specific skills to be assessed for pre-registration students during the Common Foundation Programme. This document is discussed here and is the precursor to a wider research study proposed to be undertaken upon completion of the evaluation.