Evaluating Nurse Practitioner Students Through Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Clark, Carol

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“…The participants of our research believe that the methods that were presented and demonstrated with examples contribute to a safe clinical setting. Clark [ 25 ] also emphasizes that one of the more challenging tasks of faculties of health sciences is to educate students with competencies that will secure safe and effective nursing and patient care. In the research, nurse educators believe that active methods are very useful in the education process of Nursing students, but emphasize that an appropriate location should be provided and that nurse educators should be suitably trained.…”

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“…Therefore, the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) may be considered to be a sound assessment tool whose objective is the assessment of nursing students’ clinical competences in a safe and controlled environment, which enables simple assessment of the knowledge and performance of clinical skills that are important in nursing practice. Also, the assessment tool may serve to better prepare students for their profession [ 25 , 12 ].…”

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Implementation of active learning methods by nurse educators in undergraduate nursing students’ programs – a group interview

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Background Modern and active learning methods form an important part in the education of Nursing students. They encourage the development of communication and critical thinking skills, and ensure the safe health care of patients. Our aim was to obtain naturalistic data from nurse educators regarding want the use and effects of implementing active learning methods (Peyton’s Four-Step Approach, Mind Mapping, Debriefing and Objective Structured Clinical Examination methods) in the study process of students of Nursing after a completed education module, Clinical skills of mentors, as part of the Strengthening Nursing in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project. We wish to learn about the perception of nurse educators regarding the use of active learning methods in the study process of Nursing in the future. Methods Qualitative research was conducted and a group interview technique was used for data collection. Beforehand, research participants were included in a two-day education module, Clinical skills of mentors, as part of the Strengthening Nursing in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project. Content analysis of the discussion transcriptions was conducted. Results Fourteen nurse educators participated. Group interviews were conducted in September 2019. The obtained categories form four topics: (1) positive effect on the development of students’ communication skills (2) positive effect of learning methods on the development of students’ critical thinking skills (3) ensuring a safe learning environment (4) implementation of active learning methods. Conclusions The use of various active learning methods in simulation settings improves the Nursing students’ critical thinking and communication skills. Therefore, we believe that Peyton’s Four-Step Approach, Mind Mapping and Debriefing methods should be included as tools for effective student learning and as preparation for directly performing safe nursing interventions with a patient. Effective approaches to the assessment of Nursing students may ensure quality patient health care in accordance with the vision of the nursing profession.

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Implementation of active learning methods by nurse educators in undergraduate nursing students’ programs – a group interview

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“…The participants of our research believe that the methods that were presented and demonstrated with examples contribute to a safe clinical setting. Clark [22] also emphasizes that one of the more challenging tasks of faculties of health sciences is to educate students with competencies that will secure safe and effective nursing and patient care. In the research, nurse educators believe that active methods are very useful in the education process of Nursing students, but emphasize that an appropriate location should be provided and that nurse educators should be suitably trained.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) may be considered to be a sound assessment tool whose objective is the assessment of nursing students' clinical competences in a safe and controlled environment, which enables simple assessment of the knowledge and performance of clinical skills that are important in nursing practice. Also, the assessment tool may serve to better prepare students for their profession [22,7].…”

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Implementation of Active Learning Methods in Nursing Undergraduate Study Programs – A Group Interview

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Skela-Savič

Jović

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Background: Modern and active learning methods form an important part in the education of Nursing students. They encourage the development of communication and critical thinking skills, and ensure the safe health care of patients. Our aim was to obtain naturalistic data from nurse educators regarding the use and effects of implementing active learning methods (Peyton's Four-Step Approach, Mind Mapping, Debriefing and Objective Structured Clinical Examination methods) in the study process of students of Nursing after a completed education module, Clinical skills of mentors, as part of the Strengthening Nursing in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project. Methods: Qualitative research was conducted and a group interview technique was used for data collection. Beforehand, research participants were included in a two-day education module, Clinical skills of mentors, as part of the Strengthening Nursing in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project. 14 nurse educators participated. Group interviews were conducted in September 2019. Content analysis of the discussion transcriptions was conducted. Results: The obtained categories form four topics: 1) positive effect on the development of students' communication skills 2) positive effect of learning methods on the development of students' critical thinking skills 3) ensuring a safe learning environment 4) implementation of active learning methods.Conclusions: The use of various active learning methods in simulation settings improves the Nursing students’ critical thinking and communication skills. Therefore, we believe that Peyton’s Four-Step Approach, Mind Mapping and Debriefing methods should be included as tools for effective student learning and as preparation for directly performing safe nursing interventions with a patient. Effective approaches to the assessment of Nursing students may ensure quality patient health care in accordance with the vision of the nursing profession.

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“…The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is recognized as an effective method of assessing clinical competency in health professions training to simulate clinical encounters in a deliberate teaching environment (Davidson, Duerson, Rathe, Pauly, & Watson, 2001;May, Park, & Lee, 2009;Harden & Gleeson, 1979). First developed for use in medical education, the OSCE has since been incorporated into dentistry and other health professions training (Brown, Manogue, & Martin, 1999;Schoonheim-Klein et al, 2006;Eberhard et al, 2011;Clark, 2015;Park, Anderson, & Karimbux, 2016). The movement towards more objective measures of clinical assessment coincides with the increasing digitalization of clinical education, especially in the realm of online learning.…”

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Application of OSCE using a Virtual Assessment Platform

Kim¹,

AlDosari²,

Park

2022

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Introduction: This study describes the development and implementation of a virtual objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) as an alternative to in-person OSCEs during the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluates its efficacy and reception by students and faculty.Methods: The virtual OSCE was conducted over Zoom (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. San Jose, CA) with students rotating through each discipline via Breakout Rooms. This study examined all 241 OSCE results from the HSDM classes of 2016-2022, with 170 in-person OSCE results and 71 virtual OSCE results. Descriptive and linear regression analysis were used to report the difference in OSCE experience and scores between virtual and in-person OSCEs.Results: Out of 100, the adjusted average score difference was 0.66 higher in virtual OSCE experience compared to in-person assessment, but it was not statistically significant (95%CI=-0.45, 1.78). A total of 35 students (49%) and 14 faculty responded to a survey regarding their virtual OSCE experience. Most students surveyed agreed that the virtual OSCE was effective (94%), accessible (97%), and should be offered post-pandemic (74%). The majority of faculty were neutral regarding the virtual OSCE as a comparable learning experience (76%) and in its accessibility (71%), and only 14% agreed that virtual OSCE should be offered in the future.Conclusion: The results show that the virtual OSCE can be a reasonable alternative to the in-person OSCE when primarily considering its clinical impact and suggest a viable role for virtual OSCE post-pandemic. Technological proficiency training could improve perceptions regarding future virtual OSCE implementation.

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Evaluating Nurse Practitioner Students Through Objective Structured Clinical Examination

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Implementation of active learning methods by nurse educators in undergraduate nursing students’ programs – a group interview

Implementation of active learning methods by nurse educators in undergraduate nursing students’ programs – a group interview

Implementation of Active Learning Methods in Nursing Undergraduate Study Programs – A Group Interview

Application of OSCE using a Virtual Assessment Platform

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