Objective Structured Clinical Examination for pediatric medication administration
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https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.4659Keywords:
Nursing, Reproducibility of Results, Drug Dosage Calculations, PediatricsAbstract
Highlights
- The assessment of nursing competencies using clinical simulation enhances the efficiency of medication administration among future professionals.
- This study validated the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a reliable instrument for measuring competencies in pediatric medication administration.
- Bartlett's test of sphericity and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) index confirmed the acceptable adequacy and structural validity of the OSCE for application.
- With an alpha of 0.798, the instrument promotes learning and a more accurate evaluation of clinical practice in the health sciences.
Introduction: The systematic evaluation of clinical competencies of nursing professionals has been a subject of interest among educators, professionals, and other experts in this field, which enables the tracking of the graduation profile, career trajectory, and achievement of goals throughout the professional career. Faculty must prioritize efficiency in the performance of future nursing professionals by using instruments such as clinical simulation for practice development. Objective: To determine the construct validity of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for assessing competence in pediatric medication administration. Materials and Methods: An observational, psychometric, and prospective study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the instrument "Objective Structured Clinical Examination for pediatric medication administration." Results: The final instrument consisted of 15 items. Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (χ2 =145.887, p < 0.001), and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy was acceptable (0.703). Cronbach’s alpha for the total instrument was 0.798. Discussion: Developing psychometric tests for an OSCE in medication administration provides an empirical indicator that can be used accurately in nursing professionals' work. Conclusions: The validity of the OSCE for assessing competence in pediatric medication administration was established, and the instrument was deemed moderately acceptable for application in this area of knowledge. Its use favors both learning and evaluative processes of clinical practice for health sciences students.
How to cite this article: Valderrama-Sanabria Mery Luz, Bonilla-Santos Gisella, Muñoz-Duitama Daniela, Tellez-Avila Natalia Sofia. Objective Structured Clinical Examination for pediatric medication administration. Revista Cuidarte. 2025;16(3):e4659. https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.4659
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