The objective structured clinical examination as an assessment strategy for clinical competence in novice nursing practitioners in Taiwan

Table 3 Summary of the OSCE scores in the entire group and subgroups, stratified by gender, educational level, and work unit

Stations Assessment	No.	Overall	p	Station A	p	Station B	p	Station C	p	Station D	p
Score (items)	55	96(48)		24(12)		24(12)		24(12)		24(12)
Mean ± SD		60.82 ± 9.04		10.42 ± 3.00		17.42 ± 3.42		15.18 ± 3.63		17.80 ± 4.68
Range		37–79		3–16		9–23		6–22		4–24
Passing score	55	58		15		15		15		15
Number of fail		13		49		7		24		7
Pass rate (%)		76.4		10.9		87.3		56.4		87.3
Gender			0.048		0.43		0.001		0.99		0.44
Male	5	68.40 ± 7.86		9.40 ± 4.62		22.00 ± 1.22		15.20 ± 4.55		21.80 ± 2.68
Female	50	60.06 ± 8.87		10.52 ± 2.85		16.96 ± 3.22		15.18 ± 3.58		17.40 ± 4.67
Educational level			0.041		0.19		0.73		0.12		0.11
Junior college	14	56.57 ± 9.82		9.50 ± 3.01		17.14 ± 4.02		13.86 ± 3.21		16.07 ± 4.68
College and above	41	62.27 ± 8.41		10.73 ± 2.98		17.51 ± 3.24		15.63 ± 3.69		18.39 ± 4.59
Unit			0.015		0.43		0.37		0.028		0.123
Medical-surgical	28	62.07 ± 7.57		10.93 ± 2.64		17.54 ± 3.00		15.32 ± 3.61		18.25 ± 3.93
ICU	18	62.77 ± 9.38		10.00 ± 3.27		17.94 ± 3.22		16.33 ± 3.48		18.50 ± 4.49
Other	9	53.00 ± 9.46		9.67 ± 3.57		16.00 ± 4.50		12.44 ± 2.79		14.89 ± 4.68

OSCE, objective structured clinical examination; Station A, care of patients with fevers; Station B, medication administration; Station C, care of patients with pain; Station D, care of patients with intravenous lines

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