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KMID : 0869520110170020087
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2011 Volume.17 No. 2 p.87 ~ p.95
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Clinical Performance Examination for Nursing Students: 2006-2009
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Choi Ja-Yun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to share the experience of clinical performance examinations (CPXs) using standardized patients, which was to test comprehensive clinical competence of fourth-year nursing students for four years.
Methods: The assessment strategies for CPXs were developed. It included clinical scenarios, the roles of standardized patients, and appraisal criteria in the areas of fundamental and comprehensive nursing care. The CPXs were implemented to about 60-70 fourth-year nursing students of C University in G-city, South Korea, during every second semester from the year of 2006 to 2009.
Results: The effects of CPXs were measured by 10 or 25-item rating checklist. Internal reliability of the checklists was distributed from .511 to .956 and interrater agreement between faculties and standardized patients was moderate (r=.250-.949). Students’ satisfaction level was 4.27 out of 5 points for four years.
Conclusion: The use of CPXs was an innovative educational strategy to evaluate nursing students’ comprehensive performance ability including knowledge, skills and attitude. Further studies are needed to evaluate the levels of critical thinking and problem solving skills of clinical nurses who were taken CPXs as well as employers’ satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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Practice, Validation studies, Nursing students
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