Nurse education today
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Nurse education today · May 2009
ReviewThe objective structured clinical examination (OSCE): optimising its value in the undergraduate nursing curriculum.
This article explores the use of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in undergraduate nursing education. The advantages and limitations of this assessment approach are discussed and various applications of the OSCE are described. ⋯ We conclude that OSCEs can be used most effectively in nurse undergraduate curricula to assess safe practice in terms of performance of psychomotor skills, as well as the declarative and schematic knowledge associated with their application. OSCEs should be integrated within a curriculum in conjunction with other relevant student evaluation methods.