EVALUATION OF STUDENT`S OPINION ABOUT OSCE FOR GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT –SHENDI UNIVERSITY SUDAN2012-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

EVALUATION OF STUDENT`S OPINION ABOUT OSCE FOR GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT –SHENDI UNIVERSITY SUDAN2012

Published:2015-07-31 Issue:7 Volume:3 Page:91-102
ISSN:2350-0530
Container-title:International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH
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Author:

Abdallah Awad Higazi Mohammed Ahmed

Abstract

This study was done in Sudan, NaherElneel state, shendi town, at shendi university faculty of nursing during September 2011. Seventy three second-year nurses students were asked to complete a brief anonymous questionnaire regarding their opinion as a new trend clinical exam strategy. The questionnaire was administered to all students post OSCE exam and required approximately ten minutes to complete it.68% of student agree that OSCE had covered wide area of knowledge and practice rather than ordinary exam.Few students were considered that OSCE is stressful and relatively intimidating. Majority of the student recommended that increasing time per station. The study aim to evaluate the student opinion about OSCE for undergraduate nursing student, so as to test the validity and reliability of the exam among them. The study concluded that, most of the student agreed that OSCE is better method of clinical evaluation because the matter of bias is minimum and it`s less stressful as compare with the ordinary exam.Also they were agreed that OSCE allow chance of compensation for poor performance. The study recommended that, OSCE should be integrated within the curriculum in conjunction with other relevant evaluation methods.

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Granthaalayah Publications and Printers

Subject

Ocean Engineering

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