Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect of a clinical nursing skill training proposal that incorporates both competition and education. Methods The study involved 236 grade three nursing undergraduates who completed a clinical nursing skill training proposal，which covered different aspects including overall thinking，teaching content，teaching resources，teaching activities，and teacher teams. Pre class guidance，OSCE and guided feedback during class，and post class consolidation were conducted in practical training. Results OSCE was conducted to access the competency of the students. Time to complete the task of the first station in OSCE was（564 ± 240） s. Time to complete the task of the second and third station was（618 ± 121） s and （653 ± 166） s respectively. The score range for theoretical foundation，operational skills，team cooperation，humanistic care，and clinical thinking varied from 78.9% to 91.7%. Moreover，the satisfaction rate of students with teaching methods，teaching content，teaching process arrangement，and teaching environment arrangement varied from 89.7% to 97.6%.The feedback from the students indicated that integrating competition and education was highly engaging，which assisted them to improve their knowledge and skills. Conclusion The clinical nursing skills training proposal that incorporates competition and education is highly feasible and effective in improving students’ comprehensive ability in clinical nursing.

Key words: Education, Nursing, Bachelor, Nursing skills competition, Objective structure clinical examination, Debrief, Clinical comprehensive ability