The Use of Peer Review in Nursing Education and Clinical Practice

Abstract

Peer review is an efficient tool for staff educators to use in promoting professional staff and student development. The information gathered from peer review can be used by staff educators to develop individualized performance improvement plans to support staff development and increase student learning. Peer review provides a form of feedback that can be used to identify staff clinical learning needs with the goal of increasing safety and quality care for patients.

In Brief

The authors illustrate the use of peer review as a mechanism for improving nursing practice and ongoing quality improvement with both nursing staff and nursing students.