Nursing: Best Practices for Forms and Evaluations

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This webinar, presented by Jessica (Exxat Account Manager) and Dr. Parisi, Director of Clinical Affiliations at MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, focused on how nursing programs can effectively build, manage, and leverage forms, evaluations, and reporting in Exxat Prism. The session covered best practices for evaluation setup, reporting, accreditation readiness, and using evaluation data to support competency-based education and improve student outcomes.

Key Takeaways

1. Promote greater adoption of reporting capabilities through targeted training.
   Nearly half of attendees reported not using evaluation reports, highlighting the need for future sessions and resources focused on practical reporting workflows and real-world use cases.
2. Develop additional guidance on designing effective evaluation forms.
   Attendees learned that concise, standardized forms produce more meaningful data than lengthy, course-specific evaluations. Future content should include best practices and reusable form templates.
3. Emphasize proactive review of evaluation data throughout the semester.
   Encourage programs to review evaluations regularly rather than at the end of a term to identify struggling students early, improve intervention efforts, and reduce end-of-semester administrative workload.
4. Expand education around competency-based assessment and accreditation reporting.
   There was strong interest in understanding how evaluation forms map to accreditation standards and competency frameworks. Future webinars should include deeper demonstrations of competency mapping and accreditation reporting.
5. Provide more implementation-focused resources for faculty and preceptors.
   Since successful evaluation workflows depend on faculty and preceptor engagement, create supplementary resources such as onboarding guides, workflow checklists, and training videos to improve adoption and ensure consistent use of forms and evaluations across programs.