The application of obstructive structured clinical examination for evaluating the comprehensive clinical ability of new nurses in hospital of traditional Chinese medicine

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the comprehensive clinical ability of new nurses in hospital of traditional Chinese medicine by the application of obstructive structured clinical examination. Methods New nurses of Nanjing hospital of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) of the grade 2012 and 2013 were assessed. The examination consisted of four parts including standard patient station, the capacity of the case, the basic nursing skills of medicine and TCM. The scores of the theoretical knowledges and nursing skills were assessed. Results The average score of the nurses was (76.32±6.31) points, complying to the normal distribution; The degree of difficulty of the examination was 0.70-0.85 and the degree of distinguish was 0.28-0.48; The score of the theoretical test was lower than that of nursing skills and there was significant difference between them (P<0.05). Conclusions The design of the examination is reasonable and the clinical ability of new nurses majored in TCM can be well assessed. Key words: Objective structured clinical examination; Clinical ability; New nurse