feedback and performance of nursing students in the evaluation of Objective structured clinical examination based on the nursing process

feedback and performance of nursing students in the evaluation of Objective structured clinical examination based on the nursing process
Zahra Zare ,^1,* Atefeh Dehnoalian ,²
1. Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
2. School of Nursing, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
Introduction: Today, it is important to conduct a valid test to evaluate the practical skills of nursing and the application of the nursing process in clinical evaluations. The aim of this study was to investigate the feedback and performance of nursing students using in the evaluation of Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) based on the nursing process in 2019.
Methods: In this study which conducted in 2019, the number of 35 nursing students selected by consensus. The design of the osce stations was based on nursing processes. Data collection tools were a student feedback questionnaire to the osce test and a performance checklist. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics, T-test and Pearson correlation.
Results: 68.6% of students received the overall score of the OSCE test at a good level. The lowest mean score (7.39 ± 3.41) was related to the nursing diagnosis station and the highest mean (19.21 ± 0.97) was related to the vital signs station. The minimum overall score of the test was 10.70 and the maximum total score was 17.75.
Conclusion: The findings of this study show the positive feedback of most students on this test and the importance of nursing processes in increasing the quality of nursing care. Therefore, it is recommended to use this method in evaluating the clinical skills of nursing students.
Keywords: Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Performance, Clinical Competencies, nursing processes