Attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward Objective Structure Practical Examination: An Exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is a method of assessment of clinical competence. The examination is conducted at multiple stations. Besides practical and problem-solving skills, theoretical knowledge is also tested. OSPE can be traced back more than 40 years. OSPE has been included more than two decades, as a part of assessment in the College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Objectives

This study was carried out to determine nursing students' attitudes towards OSPE as an assessment tool.

Participants

The responses of all the 252 Undergraduate nursing students studying at the College of Nursing, AIIMS were obtained for this study (77 from B.Sc.(H) Nursing first year, 61 from the second year, 69 from t

SUBMITTER: Chongloi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626067 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature