Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE): Review of literature and implications for nursing education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 481-490

  Rushforth, Helen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment of practice; Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE); Simulated assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34250170820     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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