R Padma Hepsiba 1*, A Priscillal D 2, Anamika Sharma 3, Nikita Shah 4, Priya 5, Renaissance 6, Simran Mehta 7, Sudha Yadav 8
doi.org/10.36647/JNPR/02.01.A008
Introduction:
The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a method in which students are assessed for clinical
skills in a series of stimulated stations that may invove history collection, Physical assessment, laboratory
investigation, treatment and hands on demonstration.
On the other hand, Traditional practice methods (TPEM) such as oral viva, written assignment, MCQs and
Nursing care plans are often used in the assessment of Nursing students.
Objectives:
• To assess the level of satisfaction of nursing students on OSCE.
• To assess the level of satisfaction of nursing students on traditional practical examination method.
Methods: A descriptive research study was conducted on a total of 27 nursing students to assess the level of
satisfaction. The questionnaire is structured Likert scale.
Results:
The present study revealed that overall samples satisfied with OSCEwere67.7% whereas satisfaction percentage
for TPEM was 46.0%. This concludes that samples under study were more satisfied with OSCE as method of
examination whereas the satisfaction level of samples was less than 50% in case of traditional practical examination
method.
Keywords: Nursing students, Objectives structured clinical examination, Traditional examination methods (TPEM), Level of satisfaction