Skills Tracker

To figure out why students may be getting credit for observing Team Leads rather than performing them, use the Observed Team Lead Report.

1. Go to the orange Reports tab.
2. Click on the Workbench link.
3. Find and click on Observed Team Lead Report.
4. Choose the date range, desired format, and student name. Then click Display Report.

The Observed Team Lead Report can also be a great resource when students are concerned about why they aren't getting credit for performing the team lead.

Many programs, especially if they are using the National Standard Curriculum goals as a guide, require students to perform the patient exam and the patient interview (collectively known as the comprehensive assessment) to get credit for performing the Team Lead. This report identifies shifts where students did not perform the Team Lead, patient exam, and/or patient interview.

If students are not getting credit for performing the team lead, it may be because they indicated they observed the patient exam and/or interview--and not entered suggests they skipped that section of data entry.

If students wish to correct their data entry because something was recorded improperly, you will need to open the shift if it has been locked.

To change data for a locked shift, you will first need to unlock it. Students cannot unlock a shift once it has been locked.
 

1. Find the student whose shift needs to be unlocked and then find that shift in their Shift List.
2. Click on the Lock shift button.
3. The Lock Shift History box will appear.
4. Click the Unlock Shift button.
5. The Shift List will now show an open lock and the student will be able to go back into the shift to edit it.
    

Auditing student data ensures that entries are correct and truthful.  Fisdap recommends that you audit at least 10% of your student's data.  

From a student's Skills & Pt. Care  page, click on the shift you'd like to audit.  The checkbox to audit the shift is in the upper right-hand corner of the student's shift details page, right under the  Lock/Unlock Shift button.

If you don't see the Audit checkbox, you will need to turn on auditing for your program on the Skills Tracker Settings page.
 

An instructor with the Edit Program Settings permission will see the Skills Tracker Settings link on the Account tab.  From there, simply check the checkbox next to Educators can audit shifts and save the page.

Preceptors can sign off on shifts using the preceptor sign-off form in the Skills & Patient Care section of Fisdap. To use this feature, preceptors will either need a unique Fisdap username and password or an electronic signature that you can recognize and trust.

To access the preceptor sign off page:

1. Select the student whose shift you want to review.
2. Click on the shift to go to their My Shift page.
3. Click the Preceptor sign-off box with the pencil icon.
4. The preceptor sign-off page includes a Shift summary, an evaluation the preceptor and/or student to complete, a Plan of action, and the Evaluator signoff box.
   • Depending on your settings, the preceptor will type in their unique Fisdap username and password or provide their electronic signature.
   • In the evaluator signoff box, preceptors also have the opportunity to lock the shift, which will prevent the student from making any changes to the shift data the preceptor has already reviewed.

You can add an eval for a student or review completed evals about the students' performance on their shifts. Our standard evals include site evaluations, preceptor evaluations, and professional behavior evaluations.

To add an eval:

1. Select the student whose shift you want to review.
2. Click on the shift to go to their My Shift page.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the Shift Evaluation section.
4. Choose the eval you would like to add and click the green Go button.
5. An eval will pop up in a new window. Complete the evaluation and click Submit and close or Submit and Start new to refresh the eval screen so you can add another one quickly.

To review an eval:

1. Select the student whose shift you want to review.
2. Click on the shift to go to their My Shift page.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the Shift Evaluation section.
4. If any evals were entered, a sub-section will appear called Evaluations I've already filled out.
5. Click the name of the eval to link to the form, which will open in a new window.

You can change the settings for your school to customize what your students' options are in Skills Tracker.

You can customize student permissions, what and when emails are sent, auditing, preceptor sign-off, and the local procedures and medications your students can use.

To change and manage your settings:

1. Go to the main Skills & Pt. Care page. 
2. Locate and click on the Settings link at the top of the white search.
3. Update the settings and be sure to click the Save button when you're finished.

• You turn something on by checking the box and you turn something off by unchecking a box or leaving it unchecked.
• The default settings are what Fisdap recommends based on how schools most commonly use Skills Tracker.
• Click the orange question mark to read more detailed information about the differences between settings.

To chart your students' progress, use the Goals Report.

To view the Goals Report:

1. Go to the orange Reports tab.
2. Click on the Student Experience link.
3. Find and click on the Goals Report.
4. Choose all the information you want to include in the report: goal set, student(s), and shift type.
   • You can also click Advanced Settings to narrow the data set to a date range and/or patient type.
5. Click Go to display the report.

You can also go to the Overall Competency tab in the Student Portfolio for a snapshot look at the student's internship progress.

Fisdap Instructor Tutorial: Skills Tracker Settings

Fisdap Tips & Tricks: 8/21/2019 - Skills Tracker: Settings & Lab Practice Items