A comparative study of OSCE and traditional methods of evaluation in nursing: A narrative review

Abstract

Introduction: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a modern type of examination used in health sciences and it has been widely used in the assessment of students' clinical performance and skills competency. The Traditional method refers to a traditional way of evaluating a practical skills and knowledge of the students as in essay type i.e, written form, viva, procedure or history collection of the client. Aim: The aim of this narrative review is to find information on the effectiveness of OSCE versus Traditional methods of evaluation.Methodology: Types of studies- Descriptive- Comparative study, Quasi-experimental design- one group pre-test post-test design.Types of participants: Nursing students.Setting: Nursing Colleges.Outcome: This narrative review result shows that OSCE method is an effective method for evaluation compare to a Traditional method.