The Relationship of Nursing Students’ Objective Structured Clinical Exam Skills with Theoretical and Practical Success

Abstract

Background: The inability of students to adequately transfer their theoretical knowledge to practice and the inability to evaluate their practice skills objectively are among the most important problems of nursing education in our country. One of the ways to prevent mistakes that students can make is the objective structured clinical exam (OSCE), which provides an opportunity to examine skills without harming the patient. Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nursing students’ OSCE success and their theoretical and practical success. Methods: In the study, the retrospective analysis method was used. The collection of research data was carried out by retrospectively examining the OSCE checklists between October 1, 2020-January 01, 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 490 students in total as a result of the exclusion of students who did not participate in OSCE, mid-term exam and clinical practice due to absenteeism or individual reasons. Results: When the mean scores of the students were examined, it was determined that the mean score of subcutaneous injection was 35.48 ± 6.62, blood collection application 34.83 ± 9.82, intramuscular injection 33.24 ± 7.13 and three-way stopcock intravenous drug application 31.98 ± 8.6. It was found that the mean score obtained by the students from the OSCE had a significant but very weak relationship with the midterm exam grade averages (p