Topeka Public Schools
Framework for Observation
Observer Notes for Nurses
Nurse__________________________ Location_______________________ Date_____________
Observer_______________________________ Time In_______ Time Out_______
2a: Respect and Rapport 3a: Communicating Clearly and Accurately
*Nurse interaction with staff, students, parents and/or community *Directions and nursing tasks and procedures
agencies *Oral and written language
*Staff, students, parents and/or community agencies interaction
2b: Establishing a Culture for Health Maintenance 3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques
*Importance of nursing services *Nurse pride in work *Quality of questions *Discussion techniques
*Performance expectations *Staff, students, parent and/or community agencies participation
2c: Supervision of Nursing Services 3c: Engaging Stakeholders (Staff, Students, and/or Parents)
*Guidance, direction, delegation, evaluation, and follow-up in Learning
*Responsibility and accountability *Representation of health wellness content
*Collaboration, advocacy, resource management, time management *Teaching-learning process
*Periodic onsite inspection of nursing clinics & staff performance *Instructional materials and resources *Structure and pacing
*Health aides and LPN’s
2d: Managing Staff Behavior 3d: Providing Feedback to Nursing Staff
*Expectations *Monitoring of designated staff behavior *Quality: accurate, substantive, constructive and specific
*Response to staff behavior *Timeliness
2e: Organizing Nursing Clinic 3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness
*Safety and arrangement of furniture *Adjustment of expected outcomes
*Accessibility to nursing services and use of physical resources *Response to staff, students, parents, and/or community agencies
*Record keeping *Persistence
Framework for Observation
Observer Notes for Nurses
Nurse__________________________ Location_______________________ Date_____________
Observer_______________________________ Time In_______ Time Out_______
2a: Respect and Rapport 3a: Communicating Clearly and Accurately
*Nurse interaction with staff, students, parents and/or community *Directions and nursing tasks and procedures
agencies *Oral and written language
*Staff, students, parents and/or community agencies interaction
2b: Establishing a Culture for Health Maintenance 3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques
*Importance of nursing services *Nurse pride in work *Quality of questions *Discussion techniques
*Performance expectations *Staff, students, parent and/or community agencies participation
2c: Supervision of Nursing Services 3c: Engaging Stakeholders (Staff, Students, and/or Parents)
*Guidance, direction, delegation, evaluation, and follow-up in Learning
*Responsibility and accountability *Representation of health wellness content
*Collaboration, advocacy, resource management, time management *Teaching-learning process
*Periodic onsite inspection of nursing clinics & staff performance *Instructional materials and resources *Structure and pacing
*Health aides and LPN’s
2d: Managing Staff Behavior 3d: Providing Feedback to Nursing Staff
*Expectations *Monitoring of designated staff behavior *Quality: accurate, substantive, constructive and specific
*Response to staff behavior *Timeliness
2e: Organizing Nursing Clinic 3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness
*Safety and arrangement of furniture *Adjustment of expected outcomes
*Accessibility to nursing services and use of physical resources *Response to staff, students, parents, and/or community agencies
*Record keeping *Persistence
