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Standardizing the assessment of clinical competence: an overview of intensive care course design
Author(s) -
McGaughey Jennifer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nursing in critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.689
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1478-5153
pISSN - 1362-1017
DOI - 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.00082.x
Subject(s) - objective structured clinical examination , certificate , competence (human resources) , medicine , medical education , portfolio , health care , intensive care , short course , nursing , psychology , intensive care medicine , computer science , pediatrics , business , economics , economic growth , social psychology , finance , algorithm
Summary • Rationale for the development of the Certificate in Health Studies: Intensive Care and High Dependency for Adults course developed at Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland • Structure and content of clinical module reviewed • Clinical assessment strategy discussed • Focus on the utilization of a standardized portfolio, individualized learning contract and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to evaluate clinical competence • Evaluation of OSCE as an assessment tool and of the course provision
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