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Table 4 Changes in nursing competency, stress, confidence in professional competence, and nurses’ satisfaction between the beginning and end of the studya

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

Variables are expressed as mean score ± standard deviation

Initial-OSCE

Post-OSCE

p

Competency

57.44 ± 5.91

61.38 ± 8.34

0.001

Medical history taking

11.75 ± 3.16

11.84 ± 3.11

 

Complete physical examination

9.53 ± 2.87

9.71 ± 2.91

 

Interpersonal communication,

5.47 ± 1.37

5.47 ± 1.32

 

Problem-directed management

9.45 ± 3.35

12.20 ± 3.86

 

Required procedure skills

21.24 ± 4.32

22.16 ± 4.21

 

Stress

26.76 ± 7.63

25.60 ± 4.42

0.002

Confidence in professional competence

11.78 ± 1.99

13.00 ± 2.70

0.013

Nurses’ satisfaction

11.95 ± 2.47

13.04 ± 3.20

< 0.001

  1. a Initial-OSCE, beginning of the study; Post-OSCE, end of the study