Background. The assessment of clinical competence has returned to centre stage of nurse
education. However, there is little evidence to support the use of clinical competence and a …

Simulation, in its many forms, has been a part of nursing education and practice for many
years. The use of games, computer-assisted instruction, standardized patients, virtual reality …

Recent reforms of nursing education have led to calls for assessment of clinical performance
to contribute to academic qualifications that incorporate professional awards. Questions then …

Title. Objective structured clinical evaluation of clinical competence: an integrativereview.
Aim. This paper presents an integrative literature review conducted to describe the utility of …

The purpose of this paper is to have a fresh look at the literature on the advantages and
disadvantages of simulation education as a teaching, learning and assessment …

This review is based on the findings of the Southampton Clinical Skills Project, which was a
needs assessment and feasibility study to consider the development of a multiprofessional …

The evaluation of nursing students' clinical competencies is essential to the educational
process. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) program was designed to …

Aims and objectives. This paper examines how nurses are prepared to be clinically
competent and safe at registration, so that they are fit for practice and purpose. It follows up …

This paper reports on a qualitative descriptive study that explored student midwives'
experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process for …

ABSTRACT Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is used in nursing to assess
students' transfer of classroom and laboratory learning experiences into simulated clinical …