Investigating the Level of Attitude and Satisfaction among Nursing Instructors Regarding OSCE/OSPE at the Institutes of KPK : Attitude and Satisfaction Regarding OSCE/OSPE

Fazal Haq; Shahzad Bashir; Santosh Kumar

doi:10.54393/nrs.v4i01.75

Authors

Fazal Haq Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Shahzad Bashir Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7726-888X
Santosh Kumar Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. Ziauddin University, Karachi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/nrs.v4i01.75

Keywords:

Clinical Competence, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Clinical Examinations, Attitude Level

Abstract

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a commonly utilized tool for evaluating clinical performance among students pursuing medical and health professions. The study was conducted with the aim of determining the level of attitude and satisfaction among nursing educators in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Methods: A cross sectional analytical study design was used to evaluate the level of attitude and satisfaction from nursing educators of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 181 participants using convenient sampling technique. The study was conducted from March to December 2023. A valid and reliable adopted questionnaire was used for collection. The study was approved by the ethical review board while informed consent from each participant was taken before data collection. Independent t-test, ANNOVA and chi-square test was applied through SPSS version 22.0 for data analysis. Results: In the present study, the number of males was higher (65%), age 25 to 35 was 89 (49.4%), and education post-RN BSN was 101 (56.1%) in majority. The maximum number of the participants, 132 (73.3%), attitude level was moderate, having a mean score of 46.79 ± 7.01, while the level of satisfaction of the higher number of participants, 141 (78.3%), was also moderate, with a mean score of 79.77 ± 10.53. There was significant difference in mean score of attitudes within the groups of qualification, and experience, while the satisfaction there were significant difference within the groups of age, qualification and experience. Conclusions: The study concluded that attitude is associated with age, qualification, and experience, while satisfaction was associated with qualification, the tool should be improved for acceptance and understanding.

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