Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) announced the introduction of a new assessment model for internationally qualified nurses and midwives to attain registration in the country, the board has declared that the new system will come into effect from 1st October this year
From October 1 st 2019 the NMBA will give 2 options for candidates which includes a choice to do IRON program and the outcome based assessment which will be available from January 2020.
What is the New Assessment OBA?
It includes multiple-choice exam which is part 1 , followed by an objective structured clinical exam (OSCE).
OSCE Includes behavioural assessment in the form of an objective structured clinical examination, it is a practical case scenarios which candidate has to clear.
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