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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST-COLLEGE OF NURSING
CLINICAL EVALUATION TOOL
NURSING 398E: Principles of Nursing Care: Practicum
Semester: Fall Year: 2014
Student Name: Final Grade
Instructor: Lauren DeRouin Days absent
Clinical Site: M5 Days tardy
Clinical dates:
Grading Scale:
Follows the College
of Nursing policy. A grade of C (2.0) is required for
passing.
Clinical courses
A = 4.0 3.86-4.0 C = 2.0 2.0-2.29
A- = 3.7 3.70-3.85 C- = 1.7 1.7-1.99
B+ = 3.3 3.3-3.69 D+ = 1.3 1.3-1.69
B = 3.0 3.0-3.29 D = 1.0 1.0-1.29
B- = 2.7 2.7-2.99 F or IF =0 0-0.99
C+ =2.3 2.3-2.69
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Midterm Evaluation:
Faculty Comments:
Student Comments:
Instructor Signature: Date:
Student Signature: Date:
___________________________________________________________________________________
Final Evaluation: Met all clinical behaviors with a grade of 2 or higher: ☐ Yes ☐ No
Faculty Comments:
Student Comments:
Instructor Signature: Date:
Student Signature: Date:
Violation of Standards of Safe Nursing Practice or Professional Conduct issued during the course?
___Yes (Date: ______) ___No

Directions for Use of This Tool
1. Students and faculty should use the clinical evaluation tool (CET) on an ongoing basis
throughout the semester to guide selection of clinical learning experiences and monitor student
progress in the course.
2. Students review the CET following each week’s clinical session(s) as a means of self-evaluation
and goal setting for future clinical experiences.
3. Students and faculty complete the CET and meet formally at midterm and at end of course to
evaluate progress toward meeting course objectives at these times.
4. Ratings given at midterm reflect a midcourse assessment of student progress in the course, and
reflect an expectation of continued growth and learning for the remainder of the clinical course.
5. Midcourse ratings for a clinical behavior are not averaged into the final clinical grade. Ratings
given at the end of the course alone will factor into the clinical grade, although the ratings will
reflect progress throughout the course.
6. The final grading for each clinical behavior under a specific course objective are averaged
together to form a final grade for each course objective.
7. The averaged final course objectives are then averaged together to determine an overall clinical
course grade using the College of Nursing grading scale.
8. All clinical objectives are considered fundamental to nursing care. Students must achieve a 2 or
greater in all clinical behaviors to pass this course.
Glossary
Course Objective: A statement of student performance that demonstrates student learning and skill
development. Course objectives are approved as part of the course approval process in the University, and are
not modifiable by individual faculty members without use of this process.