The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a strategy for assessing clinical competence in midwifery education in Ireland: A critical review

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 242-247

  Smith, Valerie ^a   Muldoon, Kathryn ^a   Biesty, Linda ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Midwifery education; Objective Structured Clinical Examination, OSCE; Student midwives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDWIFERY; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84864740140     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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