Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the perceptions of third-year nursing students about OSCE as a new clinical assessment method. Methodology: Cross sectional study was carried out on the students who participated in the OSCE. Data was collected from 55 nursing students by a Self–explanatory questionnaire immediately after students completed the examination. Results: 87.3% of the students agreed that task performance during OSCE was educational and interesting; the majority of the students (89.1%) preferred OSCE over other forms of assessments. However, 78% perceived OSCE to be a stressful experience and the preparation requires considerable effort by both students and faculties. Students, also were asked to rate the different assessment methods in terms of degree of learning, fairness and difficulty. The results revealed that the majority of the students (67.3%) reported that they prefer OSCE over the traditional evaluation methods. Furthermore, 43.6% of the students considered OSCE fairer and 50.9% students believed that OSCE is the easiest method of assessment as compared to the other formats.
Conclusion: OSCE was accepted and perceived positively by undergraduate nursing students as a new method to assess clinical skills. Certain negative perception such as stress was highlighted, which could be managed through better orientation and preparations.
Keywords: OSCE, Student Perception, Clinical Assessment Method, competency.
Title: Nursing Students Perceptions of an Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
Author: Dr. Wajed Hatamleh, Dr. Zeinab Abu Sabeeb
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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