Keywords

competency evaluation, India, international partnership, interrater reliability, simulation

 

Authors

  1. Garner, Shelby L. PhD, RN, CNE
  2. Killingsworth, Erin PhD, RN, CNE
  3. Raj, Leena MSN, MPhil

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to describe an international partnership to establish and study simulation in India. A pilot study was performed to determine interrater reliability among faculty new to simulation when evaluating nursing student competency performance. Interrater reliability was below the ideal agreement level. Findings in this study underscore the need to obtain baseline interrater reliability data before integrating competency evaluation into a simulation program.