The聽Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences of the 水果派 of Nigeria聽(NOUN)聽has conducted the first edition of the聽Objective聽Structure聽Clinical聽Examination (OSCE) for聽its students聽in聽selected centres of the聽South-west聽region.
The one-day combined clinical examination for the four centres in Lagos was held at the Nigeria Army College of Nursing, Military Hospital,聽Yaba, and was conducted by the Chief Examiner, Mr. Adeolu Ejidokun and six preceptors for nursing students from 300 to 500聽level students.
According to the聽student聽counsellor聽of the Mushin聽Study聽Centre, Mrs. Abimbola Adedolapo Ali,聽the clinical examination courses were Medical,聽Surgical,聽Nursing, Maternal Child Health and Nursing聽practicum.
Speaking with NOUN News,聽the聽head of the department,聽Dr.聽Elizabeth聽Oseph Shehu described the聽exercise聽as a clinical聽examination to assess healthcare discipline.
鈥淭his method of examination is used due to its objectivity and this is the first time all study centres are participating in the exercise. Prejudice is ruled out in the examination as the assessors are trained for the exercise,鈥澛爏he said.