An exploration of service user involvement in the assessment of students

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Naylor, Sarah, Harcus, J. and Elkington, M. 2015. An exploration of service user involvement in the assessment of students. Radiography. 21 (3), pp. 269-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2015.01.004
AuthorsNaylor, Sarah, Harcus, J. and Elkington, M.
Abstract

This paper is an exploration of service user involvement in assessing first year diagnostic radiography students' ability to practise and interact with the public safely prior to attending placement. Service users took the role of patients during a simulation exercise undertaken in a general X-ray room. In recent years the importance of involving service users in all aspects of healthcare has been promoted; this includes being involved in the education of healthcare workers. The evaluation of service user involvement in the education of healthcare workers is limited, as is any literature about service user involvement outside nursing, mental health, and social work. Feedback was obtained via email and face to face via a focus group from academic staff, service users and students using open questions. The benefits of service user involvement were that it made the exercise more relevant and meaningful. It was perceived as a valuable exercise for the students to interact with service users in terms of developing, and for assessing, patient care, communication and positioning skills. The service users valued the experience. Issues highlighted include travel to the venue and the physical demands on the service user. Concerns highlighted by previous authors of preparation of the service users for their role, and remuneration had been addressed prior to the exercise. There is increasing diversity in the ways in which service users are involved in education. Service user involvement as patients in a simulation exercise for student assessment was deemed successful in this setting.

KeywordsPatient, clinical competence, evaluation, simulation, education
Year2015
JournalRadiography
Journal citation21 (3), pp. 269-272
PublisherElsevier BV
ISSN1078-8174
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2015.01.004
Web address (URL)http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624666
https://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/
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Publication dates25 Feb 2015
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Deposited06 Apr 2020, 10:49
Accepted25 Jan 2015
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Copyright © 2015 The College of Radiographers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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