Evaluation of undergraduate students using Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation.

Full Abstract

This study proposed to develop an Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) for senior undergraduate nursing students. This evaluation process uses a simulated and standardized format to measure synthesis of knowledge and clinical skills. The benefit of OSCE is that it provides a formative evaluation for both students and the educational institute. The study included developing case studies, identifying or developing assessment tools, hiring and training standardized patients, obtaining a testing site, and analyzing data. A total of 49 students were assessed on three of six patient simulation stations and one of two nonpatient stationary stations. Both formative and summative evalu-

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Author information

Author/s: Rentschler, Dorothy Devine (DD); Eaton, Jeffrey (J); Cappiello, Joyce (J); McNally, Sunny Fenn (SF); McWilliam, Paula (P);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. Rentschlerd(-atsign-)mail.ecu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of nursing education (J Nurs Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Mar; vol 46 (issue 3) : pp 135-9

Dates: Created 2007/04/02; Completed 2007/05/04;

PMID: 17396554, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical Competence - standards
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - standards
Educational Measurement - economics; methods; standards
Faculty, Nursing
Feasibility Studies
Feedback, Psychological
Female
Humans
Judgment
Male
New Hampshire

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