NURS FPX 6111 Assessment 2 course objectives in nursing education, it becomes important that there be a properly interlinked system to ensure the achievement of these objectives. The assessment will be based on the following major aspects of designing evaluation criteria and rubrics that are strategic in nature. These tools assist in identifying a set of objectives that can be used to assess the extent to which students have achieved certain learning outcomes in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. Focused on the course “Holistic Nursing Practice: This assignment is a form of learning objectives of the “Integrating Care Across the Lifespan” course, which is important in setting guidelines. Furthermore, it will be used to assess students’ achievement in the identified areas that are crucial in the holistic nursing practice.

Brief Description Used to Evaluate Specific Learning Outcomes

The strategy that the course has employed in the assessment of the specific learning outcomes is a holistic approach which entails the evaluating of the cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills of the students in order to arrive at the overall performance of the students in the course. This assessment is geared toward the development of clear and well-defined criteria and rubrics in order to establish a set of standardized procedures to define what is expected from every course learning outcome (Song, 2023). In this regard, it is necessary to consider the cognitive domains, namely thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and decision making (Song, 2023). In the psychomotor domain, the assessment can be done based on competencies such as the use of tools for assessing patients or certain nursing actions. NURS FPX 6111 Assessment 2 affective domain assessment is responsible for assessment of attitudes, feelings, beliefs, and opinions towards holistic health care, to ensure that the students have the right holistic perceptions and values (Song, 2023).

This is the case because the development of the criteria and rubrics is very detailed, enabling the provision of a clear set of guidelines that can be used in assessing and comparing different outcomes. This approach defines student achievement (Hadibarata et al., 2024). It also offers the participants an equal chance to gauge their understanding and performance in the various competencies of holistic nursing.   

Assessment Serves the Needs of the Learner

            This assessment tool is quite useful for identifying certain needs of learners in this course. It offers the learners a clear understanding of what is expected of them in each area of knowledge and therefore, they are able to meet the required standards (Winkelmes et al., 2023). This way, the assessment defines competence and offers a way to measure achievement simply and understandably through the development and rubrics. This is quite useful in a way of helping learners to understand themselves as learners since they are able to determine for themselves how much they have achieved or have failed (Winkelmes et al., 2023). Furthermore, it also contributes to the aspect of learner-centeredness as it makes students feel that they are on the same level playing field. This can assist learners to assess how well they are doing against certain criteria which in turn can assist the learners to engage more critically with the course material (Winkelmes et al., 2023).

The explicit criteria help students keep track of their learning and set targets for their actions, thus directing the learning process. Furthermore, the assessment makes the learners engage actively in learning as they understand the particular skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for holistic nursing practice (Fey et al., 2022). The learner’s needs are also satisfied in terms of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains, wherein the learning needs of the nursing students are not limited to intellectual development alone. NURS FPX 6111 Assessment 2 synthesis of learning goals guarantees that learners comprehend the principles of the approach, master practical competencies, and build the mindset required for comprehensive patient management (Fey et al., 2022). The assessment is thus a helpful tool that assists learners in their learning process and the pathways they choose to pursue. It also promotes the students’ grasp of theory regarding holistic nursing and assists in their achievement in the program