1. OSCE Interest group 3rd April 2009 Barry Ricketts
School of Health and Social Care
OSCE Interest group 3rd April Barry Ricketts
Medicine management, physiological observations and hand washing- undergraduate pre-registration nursing
Oxford Brookes University
School of Health and Social Care

2. Medicine Management
Students are given a scenario for ONE station and are expected to demonstrate skills, knowledge and attitude relating to the safe administration of ORAL medication
Tests:
interpersonal skills
technical skills
observational skills
Interpretation of data
Ability to ‘think on their feet
Allows for self evaluation through video recording and constructive feedback
Promotes confidence during clinical practice
Students are only be tested on the administration of oral medicines covered within their clinical competencies.
Students will be able to:
Explain the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, identifying factors that may influence this process, e.g. Ageing, disease processes
Discuss the rationale for decision-making in drug administration in relation to drug dosages, side effects, interactions and hypersensitivity.
Demonstrate an awareness of the professional accountability of the nurse and legal and ethical implications
Reflect upon practice experiences and demonstrate application of theory to practice
Demonstrate effective decision-making in medicines administration
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3. What is examined? - Professional behaviour
Testing of 4 strands-
- Professional behaviour
-Communication:therapeutic Interventions
- Procedure: practical Skills and documentation
-knowledge base
Good practice using the NMC GUIDELINES as the key framwork
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4. The OSCE 35 (Thirty five) minutes in total –
-10 minutes for preparation and reading
-15 minutes for skill ( includes documentation) then STOP for
-5 minutes for questions
-5 minutes for reflection Skills
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5. Marking Criteria
Bold criteria is mandatory- failure of one mandatory aspect will result in a mark no greater than 38% ( pass mark 40%)
Reflection Time
Opportunity to reflect on practice to gain marks in the non-bold criteria
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6. Student assessment feedback sheet
This mirrors the 4 strands that are outlined on the marking criteria
The validity of the assessment model is set against the NMC standards to ensure that what is tested is the standard accepted by the relevant professional body
The reliability of the tool was confirmed after 5 versions were developed and trailed with staff members
The sensitivity of the assessment tool has been scrutinised and has been amended to reflect the student feedback criteria i.e. the feedback of a 70% pass mark offers the relevant feedback to justify the missing 30% of the mark
Internal, external moderation and use of video playback offer the rigour of the assessment strategy.
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