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Views and Satisfaction of Nursing Students Toward Objective Structured Clinical Examination and Traditional Clinical Examination: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Chandrakala Sankarapandian, Judie Arulappan, Samira Alsenany, Sathish Kumar Jayapal

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Chandrakala SankarapandianMedical-Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1562-4273
Judie ArulappanDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2788-2755
Samira AlsenanyDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sathish Kumar JayapalMedial City for Military and Security Services School, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-6287

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Introduction: Traditional clinical examination (TCE) and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) are assessment methods that evaluate the ability of healthcare students to integrate their knowledge, skills, attitude, and clinical judgment in providing effective and safe care to patients. Objectives: The study sought to assess the views and satisfaction of nursing students toward OSCE and TCE in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study was conducted in a college of nursing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results: OSCE covered a wide range of knowledge areas, highlighted areas of weakness, and presented logical and appropriate clinical situations. The OSCE scores provided a true and standardized measure of essential clinical skills. The examination was well-designed and structured, was considered a fair assessment method, and was identified as the preferred form of assessment. Conclusion: Both OSCE and TCE are widely used to assess the clinical competence of nursing students. They differ significantly in structure, scope, and objectivity.

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clinical competenceproblem-based learningsafetySatisfactionSaudi Arabia

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