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Nursing Examples (Assessment)

Attribution

Original work: "Educators' guide to multimodal learning and Generative AI" — Tünde Varga-Atkins, Samuel Saunders, et al. (2024/25) — CC BY-NC 4.0
Adapted for UK Nursing Education by: Lincoln Gombedza, RN (LD)
Last Updated: December 2025

This prompt library is designed to help educators create robust assessment materials and rubrics.

1. Rubric Generation

Create detailed marking criteria in seconds.

Prompt:

"Create a marking rubric for a Level 5 (Year 2) Nursing Essay on 'Service Improvement'. The 4 grading bands should be: Fail, Pass (40-59), Merit (60-69), Distinction (70+). The 3 criteria are:

  1. Evidence of critical analysis.
  2. Application of change management theory.
  3. Feasibility of the proposed improvement. Output as a table."

2. Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Bank

Rapidly generate knowledge checks for VLEs (Moodle/Blackboard).

Prompt:

"Create 5 Multiple Choice Questions on 'Diabetes Management'. Target audience: Year 1 Nursing Students. Difficulty: Progressive (Q1 is easy, Q5 is hard). For each question, provide 4 options (A, B, C, D) and identify the correct answer with a short rationale."

3. Generating "Model Answers"

Help students understand what "Good" looks like by generating an exemplar.

Prompt:

"Write a single paragraph 'Model Answer' for the following exam question: 'Discuss the role of the nurse in safeguarding vulnerable adults.'

The answer should demonstrate 'Distinction' level writing: concise, evidence-based, and citing the Care Act 2014. Note: This will be used to show students the expected standard."

4. Assessment Brief Clarification

Check if your assignment instructions are clear.

Prompt:

"Act as a confused Year 1 student with English as a second language. Read this assignment brief I have written: [Paste Brief]. Tell me 3 parts of this brief that are ambiguous or hard to understand. Ask me clarifying questions."

Quality Assurance

Always review the generated rubrics and questions to ensure they align with your specific module learning outcomes. AI helps with the format, you provide the standard.