TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing preregistration nursing students' clinical competence: a systematic review of objective measures
AU - Cant, Robyn Patricia
AU - McKenna, Lisa Gaye
AU - Cooper, Simon John Rankin
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Nursing students are required to develop clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes for professional practice. However, objectivity and parity of students clinical assessments has been questioned. In the last decade, more objective techniques have been developed, with increased use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. We reviewed objective clinical assessment measures used in preregistration nursing courses to determine utilization and the validity and reliability of assessment techniques. A systematic search was made of quantitative research publications between 2000 and May 2011, identifying 16 studies that were subsequently reviewed. The validity and reliability of studies varied, with six studies judged as high quality, using various methodologies. This paper describes methods of instrument development and reports on their application in preregistration nursing programs.
AB - Nursing students are required to develop clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes for professional practice. However, objectivity and parity of students clinical assessments has been questioned. In the last decade, more objective techniques have been developed, with increased use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. We reviewed objective clinical assessment measures used in preregistration nursing courses to determine utilization and the validity and reliability of assessment techniques. A systematic search was made of quantitative research publications between 2000 and May 2011, identifying 16 studies that were subsequently reviewed. The validity and reliability of studies varied, with six studies judged as high quality, using various methodologies. This paper describes methods of instrument development and reports on their application in preregistration nursing programs.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijn.12053/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/ijn.12053
DO - 10.1111/ijn.12053
M3 - Article
VL - 19
SP - 163
EP - 176
JO - International Journal of Nursing Practice
JF - International Journal of Nursing Practice
SN - 1322-7114
IS - 2
ER -