The roles and responsibilities of the Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor

Read through the ‘Standards for student supervision and assessment’ (Part 2) and complete the following:

• Identify the three new roles supporting nursing students with their practice learning.
• Identify at least four key differences (responsibilities) between each of the three roles.

The NMC website has the following sections which will help you check your knowledge and understanding:

1. Who are practice supervisors and how are they prepared?
2. Who can be a practice supervisor?
3. What is current knowledge and experience?
4. What do practice supervisors do?
5. Who can be a practice assessor?
6. What is meant by ‘A practice assessor for a placement or a series of placements’?
7. What do practice assessors do?
8. What do academic assessors do?
9. What are the key changes that have been introduced in the NMC emergency standards (Coronavirus outbreak)