<![CDATA[Background: Educational institutions have an important role in preparing students to achieve national educational goals, including completing undergraduate programs by passing an examination. The quality of nursing practice can be assessed through an assessment of practical abilities before nursing graduates complete their education, namely the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), which is an evaluation instrument designed to measure student clinical competency systematically, accurately, and objectively through a series of simulated clinical stations executed within a designated timeframe. Methods: This research is a quantitative investigation using a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test setup and a control group. The independent variable is the counseling motivation application intervention, while the dependent variable includes nursing learners' preparedness and psychological stress levels. The study population was nursing students, with 187 respondents. The study used an experimental design with a control group and an independent T-test for data analysis. Results: Findings indicate a statistically significant difference in preparedness scores (p-value 0.001) and anxiety metrics (p-value 0.001) resulting from the implementation of the counseling motivation intervention among nursing students. It is anticipated that the counseling motivation application intervention can be used as an alternative option to improve nursing students' readiness and anxiety in facing their OSCE. Conclusion: It is anticipated that the counseling motivation application can be used as a choice for nursing students' readiness and anxiety in facing their examination.]]>
