In an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), candidates:

Rotate through timed stations with set tasks

Write essay answers on clinical problems

Present one long case to a single examiner

Nursing education: teaching, learning and evaluation

50 Kerala PSC Staff Nurse Gr II practice questions on Nursing education: teaching, learning and evaluation, part of Nursing Education and Research. The first 25 are below; the first 5 with answers and explanations (tap Show answer after you have chosen), the rest in Learn with a free account.

Question 1 · Easy
The Latin word 'educare', from which the word education is derived, means:
1. ATo memorise and recite
2. BTo instruct by command
3. CTo bring up or nourish
4. DTo examine and grade
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Answer: C · To bring up or nourish
Educare means to bring up, rear or nourish; the related word educere means to lead out or draw out. Both ideas describe education as developing the abilities already present in the learner. This view underlies learner-centred teaching in nursing schools.
- A: Rote memorising is a narrow method, not the meaning of the word.
- B: Command-based instruction is the opposite of drawing out the learner.
- D: Examining and grading are parts of evaluation, not the root meaning.
Question 2 · Medium
Values and attitudes that students pick up from the behaviour of staff in the clinical area, without being formally taught, form the:
1. AIntegrated curriculum
2. BHidden curriculum
3. CCore curriculum
4. DSpiral curriculum
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Answer: B · Hidden curriculum
The hidden curriculum is the unwritten learning that comes from the culture, routines and role models of a school or ward. A student who sees staff skip hand hygiene may learn that it is optional. Tutors must be aware of it because it can undo formal teaching.
- A: An integrated curriculum combines subjects around themes.
- C: The core curriculum is the essential content every student must learn.
- D: A spiral curriculum revisits topics at increasing depth.
Question 3 · Hard
A clinical instructor gathers six students around the bed of a patient with a rare condition and, with consent, discusses the history, signs and nursing care on the spot. This clinical teaching method is a:
1. ANursing care conference
2. BCase study
3. CNursing round
4. DBedside clinic
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Answer: D · Bedside clinic
A bedside clinic is teaching done at the patient's bedside with a small group, using the patient (with consent) to show signs and discuss care. It makes learning concrete and is well suited to unusual conditions. Privacy and comfort must be protected, and sensitive matters are discussed away from the patient.
- A: A care conference is a discussion of a care plan, usually held away from the bed.
- B: A case study is a detailed written study of one patient by a student.
- C: A nursing round is a visit to several patients to observe and compare their care.
Question 4 · Easy
In the revised Bloom's taxonomy (Anderson and Krathwohl, 2001), the highest level of the cognitive domain is:
1. AAnalysing
2. BEvaluating
3. CCreating
4. DApplying
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Answer: C · Creating
The revised order from lowest to highest is remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating and creating. In the original 1956 version, evaluation was the top level and synthesis came below it. The revision used verbs and placed creating (putting parts together into something new) at the top.
- A: Analysing lies in the middle of both versions.
- B: Evaluating is the highest level in the original taxonomy, but second highest in the revision.
- D: Applying is a lower level, just above understanding.
Question 5 · Easy
In an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), candidates:
1. AWrite essay answers on clinical problems
2. BPresent one long case to a single examiner
3. CFace an oral viva by a panel
4. DRotate through timed stations with set tasks
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Answer: D · Rotate through timed stations with set tasks
In an OSCE, introduced by Harden, each candidate moves through a series of stations, each with a fixed task and time and scored on a set checklist. All candidates meet the same tasks and examiners mark against the same criteria. This makes clinical assessment more objective and reliable than a single long case.
- A: Essay answers are a written test, not a clinical one.
- B: A single long case is the traditional clinical examination that the OSCE improves on.
- C: An oral viva tests spoken knowledge, not observed skills at stations.
Question 6 · Hard
A nurse tutor is planning a new curriculum for a GNM school, following Ralph Tyler's model. After stating the school's philosophy, what should she do next?
1. ASelect the textbooks for each subject
2. BFormulate the educational objectives
3. CPrepare the examination question papers
4. DAssign teachers to each class
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Question 7 · Medium
In a spiral curriculum, as described by Jerome Bruner:
1. ATopics are revisited at increasing depth
2. BContent is chosen only by students
3. CEach topic is taught once in full
4. DSubjects are taught in isolation
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Question 8 · Medium
Which verb is most suitable for a measurable behavioural objective?
1. AList
2. BAppreciate
3. CKnow
4. DUnderstand
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Question 9 · Medium
In item analysis, a difficulty index of 0.90 for an MCQ means the item is:
1. APoorly discriminating
2. BVery difficult
3. CVery easy
4. DIdeal in difficulty
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Question 10 · Hard
On an MCQ item, 15 of 25 upper-group students and 5 of 25 lower-group students answer correctly. What is the discrimination index?
1. A0.40
2. B0.60
3. C0.20
4. D0.80
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Question 11 · Easy
The ideal number of members for a group discussion in health education is about:
1. A20 to 30
2. B6 to 12
3. C2 to 4
4. D40 to 50
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Question 12 · Medium
A tutor gives a short test at the start of a course to find which students have specific gaps before planning remedial classes. This is:
1. APlacement evaluation
2. BDiagnostic evaluation
3. CSummative evaluation
4. DNorm-referenced evaluation
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Question 13 · Easy
A typical microteaching session lasts about:
1. A20 to 30 minutes
2. B1 to 2 minutes
3. C40 to 60 minutes
4. D5 to 10 minutes
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Question 14 · Easy
The extent to which a test measures what it is meant to measure is its:
1. AUsability
2. BReliability
3. CObjectivity
4. DValidity
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Question 15 · Medium
The main limitation of the lecture method is that:
1. AIt cannot be used for large groups
2. BIt needs costly equipment
3. CStudents are largely passive listeners
4. DIt cannot cover much content
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Question 16 · Easy
The first of Herbart's formal steps in a lesson plan is:
1. AApplication
2. BPreparation
3. CGeneralisation
4. DPresentation
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Question 17 · Easy
In Bloom's taxonomy, the psychomotor domain deals with:
1. AKnowledge and thinking
2. BMemory and recall
3. CAttitudes and values
4. DManual and motor skills
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Question 18 · Easy
A panel discussion is best described as:
1. AExperts giving separate speeches in turn
2. BA group practising skills over several days
3. CStudents presenting papers for discussion
4. DExperts talking among themselves before an audience
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Question 19 · Hard
A clinical instructor rates a well-mannered, neat student 'excellent' on every item of a rating scale, including aseptic technique, which the student actually performed poorly. This error is the:
1. AHalo effect
2. BError of leniency
3. CLogical error
4. DCentral tendency error
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Question 20 · Easy
The main rule during a brainstorming session is that:
1. AEach idea is voted on as it is given
2. BIdeas must be prepared in writing first
3. COnly the leader proposes ideas
4. DIdeas are not criticised while being produced
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Question 21 · Medium
According to Gestalt psychologists such as Kohler, learning occurs mainly through:
1. AInsight into the whole situation
2. BRepeated trial and error
3. CPaired stimuli
4. DRewarded responses
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Question 22 · Medium
In Park's classification of health communication, demonstration is a method of the:
1. AGroup approach
2. BRegulatory approach
3. CIndividual approach
4. DMass approach
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Question 23 · Medium
Programmed instruction, developed from Skinner's work, is based on:
1. ALearning through trial and error
2. BGroup discussion led by students
3. CSmall steps with immediate feedback
4. DLong lectures followed by a test
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Question 24 · Hard
The end-of-term medical-surgical nursing paper has all 40 questions on cardiac disorders, although the term also covered respiratory, renal and neurological nursing. The main flaw is poor:
1. APracticability
2. BObjectivity
3. CContent validity
4. DInter-rater reliability
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Question 25 · Medium
Process recording, written word for word from a nurse-patient interaction, is mainly used to:
1. AAnalyse the student's therapeutic communication
2. BRecord the patient's vital signs
3. CPlan the patient's diet
4. DDocument drug administration
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Nursing education: teaching, learning and evaluation

The Latin word 'educare', from which the word education is derived, means:

Values and attitudes that students pick up from the behaviour of staff in the clinical area, without being formally taught, form the:

A clinical instructor gathers six students around the bed of a patient with a rare condition and, with consent, discusses the history, signs and nursing care on the spot. This clinical teaching method is a:

In the revised Bloom's taxonomy (Anderson and Krathwohl, 2001), the highest level of the cognitive domain is:

In an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), candidates:

A nurse tutor is planning a new curriculum for a GNM school, following Ralph Tyler's model. After stating the school's philosophy, what should she do next?

In a spiral curriculum, as described by Jerome Bruner:

Which verb is most suitable for a measurable behavioural objective?

In item analysis, a difficulty index of 0.90 for an MCQ means the item is:

On an MCQ item, 15 of 25 upper-group students and 5 of 25 lower-group students answer correctly. What is the discrimination index?

The ideal number of members for a group discussion in health education is about:

A tutor gives a short test at the start of a course to find which students have specific gaps before planning remedial classes. This is:

A typical microteaching session lasts about:

The extent to which a test measures what it is meant to measure is its:

The main limitation of the lecture method is that:

The first of Herbart's formal steps in a lesson plan is:

In Bloom's taxonomy, the psychomotor domain deals with:

A panel discussion is best described as:

A clinical instructor rates a well-mannered, neat student 'excellent' on every item of a rating scale, including aseptic technique, which the student actually performed poorly. This error is the:

The main rule during a brainstorming session is that:

According to Gestalt psychologists such as Kohler, learning occurs mainly through:

In Park's classification of health communication, demonstration is a method of the:

Programmed instruction, developed from Skinner's work, is based on:

The end-of-term medical-surgical nursing paper has all 40 questions on cardiac disorders, although the term also covered respiratory, renal and neurological nursing. The main flaw is poor:

Process recording, written word for word from a nurse-patient interaction, is mainly used to: