Open AccessIDENTIFYING StrengthsandWeaknessesin theUTILIZATIONofObjective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)in aNursing Program
Author(s) -
Paula McWilliam,
Carol Botwinski
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nursing education perspectives
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.604
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1943-4685
pISSN - 1536-5026
DOI - 10.5480/1536-5026-33.1.35
Subject(s) - objective structured clinical examination , strengths and weaknesses , data collection , medical education , nursing , psychology , medicine , social psychology , statistics , mathematics
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is used in nursing to assess students' transfer of classroom and laboratory learning experiences into simulated clinical practice. OSCE is a performance-based exam in which students are observed demonstrating a multitude of clinical behaviors. The purpose of this study was to identify strengths and weaknesses in the utilization of OSCE in this nursing program with 60 full-time students ages 21 to 23. An evaluation methodology was used for this study. Interviews were conducted with two groups: faculty facilitators of OSCE and standardized patients (SPs). Areas of focus were: data collection of students' performance, SP selection and training, and modification of the Nursing Interview Interaction Scale (NIIS). It was found that with appropriate SP selection and training, utilization of appropriate tools, and good data collection, OSCE can offer a valid and reliable means of testing nursing students' clinical competencies.