OSCE Grading Rubric - PMHNP

Sep 20, 2026

OSCE Grading Rubric for PMHNP assessing student performance across structured clinical and psychiatric evaluation tasks. The rubric guides evaluators to score each item as Not Completed, Partially Complete, or Complete, calculate column totals, then compute overall percentage by dividing by available points. It includes clear expectations for performance achievement at 80% or greater, with additional note sections for strengths, weaknesses, and faculty feedback on diagnosis and treatment planning areas not covered in spring clinical expectations.

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OSCE Scoring Instructions

PMHNP Assessment Items

Core Interview and History

Psychiatric Review and Mental Status

Diagnostic Categories

Patient Interactions and Education

Clinical Expectations Scoring Calculation

Additional Strength/Weakness Areas

OSCE Grading Rubric PMHNP | Student Name: | ❑ PMHNP | | --- | --- | | Faculty Evaluator Name: | Date of Evaluation: | Instructions: Circle the score for each row, add up the total points for each column, add all the column totals for the final score, divide by total possible number of points for overall percentage. Expectations Achieved = 80% or greater. | Item Assessed | Not Completed | Partially Complete | | | Complete | Comments | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Introduced themselves & confirmed patients name | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Confirmed Chief Complaint | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | History | | | | | | | | History of Present Illness | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Past Psychiatric History – Symptoms and age of onset, hospitalizations, other treatment and Response to treatments. | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Medical History – Hospitalizations, Trauma, Medications, Allergies | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Family Psychiatric History | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Family Social History – developmental if appropriate, education, employment, social supports | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Substance Use Screening | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Suicide Assessment (ideation, plans, past attempts) | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Risk to others (violence, aggression) | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Psychiatric Review of Systems | | | | | | | | Mental Status Exam and appropriate screening tools | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Mood Disorders | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Anxiety Disorders | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Psychotic Disorders | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Eating and Somatization Disorders | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Personality Disorders | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Dementia and Delirium | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | | | Patient Interactions & Education | | | | | | | | Actively engaged and listened to the patient | 0 | | 1 | 2 | | | | Provided complete patient education | 0 | | 1 | 2 | | | | Asked if there were questions when concluding | 0 | | 1 | 2 | | | | Column Totals ➔ | | | | | | Total of Columns = | | | | | | | | Available Points = 42 | | Total of Columns / 42 = | % | | Expectations Achieved = > 80% | | | | The below areas are not included in the clinical expectations for the spring semester OSCE. However, faculty will provide feedback on each area listed as a strength or weakness and provide suggestions for continued improvement in these areas. | | Strength | Weakness | Comments | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Diagnosis | | | | | Patient provided a differential diagnosis | | | | | Patient provided a correct diagnosis | | | | | Treatment Plan | | | | | Provided a correct and complete treatment plan | | | | | Medications ordered correctly | | | | | Testing & Procedures ordered correctly | | | | | | | | |

FAQs

How is the overall OSCE percentage score calculated in this rubric?

Score each row by circling the appropriate rating, add up the total points for each column, add all column totals for the final score, then divide by the total possible number of points to get the overall percentage.

What performance threshold counts as “Expectations Achieved”?

Expectations Achieved requires an overall percentage of 80% or greater.

Which psychiatric assessment areas are included in the main scoring table?

The rubric includes history components, substance use screening, suicide and risk assessment, psychiatric review of systems, mental status exam and screening tools, diagnostic category assessments, and patient interactions and education.

Sep 20, 2026

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