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Hongli Sam Goh1, Elaine Ng2, Mun Leong Tang2
1Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Background:
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely used in nursing education, but its implementation is costly and resource intensive, potentially limiting its feasibility. A five-station OSCE was designed to replace a previously validated 12-station OSCE but was not evaluated for its psychometric properties.
Purpose:
This study aimed to evaluate the validity, reliability, acceptability, educational impact, and cost of a five-station OSCE using Van der Vleuten's utility formula.
Methods:
This study was based on a cross-sectional, nonexperimental design involving psychometric testing, a survey, and a cost analysis.
Results:
The five-station OSCE showed high content and predictive validity and inter-rater reliability among examiners. The OSCE format was well accepted by participants and achieved a cost saving of 45.2% compared with the 12-station format.
Conclusions:
The five-station OSCE provides an authentic and objective assessment of competence among newly graduated nurses.
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