[The challenge facing nursing education: to develop clinical performance examination strategies in nursing practice].

The clinical performance examinations of qualified health professionals have become a central professional and corporate issue. Nursing experts have to face trends in nursing care delivery toward a clinical competence-based care model that assesses the professional skills and efficacy of nursing professional and students. Objective, structured clinical examination standards and strategies can be effective vehicles for nursing education and practice, promoting the mastery of clinical nursing skills and fostering an evidenced-based practice approach to clinical care.