OSCE: Nursing Students' Perception, Satisfaction and Feedback

Abstract

The modern era has undergone tremendous change in the educational system especially in evaluation methodology of students. One such evaluator measure is the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). This study was undertaken to explore the perceptions of students on OSCE, assess their level of satisfaction and identify their feedback. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and it was conducted at Baby memorial College of Nursing, Kerala among 46 nursing students who had attended OSCE as a part of their practical examination. Consecutive sampling technique was used to identify the subjects. The results showed that there were diverse degrees of perception among students towards OSCE and majority (43%) of them were highly satis ed with the OSCE. The subjects opined OSCE as a good method of evaluation which was stress-free and time-bound and helped to improve practical skills and knowledge. The subjects also found that OSCE was helpful in identifying the weakest areas of their competencies and was more exible. Few of the subjects suggested that it was very hard to communicate with dummies and clinical examination would be better than OSCE.