NMC OSCE NEW OSCE WITH 10 STATIONS

OSCE 2021 is the current OSCE running and all nurses are to appear for the 10 station OSCE. You have 4 Skills, 2 Mandatory writing skills and 4 APIE stations. The NEW OSCE Marking Criteria Jan 2026 is available in the test centre websites.

Current Skills are:

Administration of Inhaled Medication (AIM)

Administration of Suppository

Anti-embolism stockings

Blood Glucose Monitoring

Bowel Assessment

Catheter Specimen of Urine (CSU)

Fine-bore NG tube

Fluid Balance

Intramuscular Injection (IM)

IV Flush & VIP score

Nutritional Assessment

Oral Care Plan

Oxygen Therapy

Pain Assessment

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)

Pre-operative check

Pressure Area Assessment

Removal of Urinary Catheter (ROC or RUC)

Subcutaneous Injection

MSU and Urinalysis

Wound Assessment and Aseptic Non-touch Technique (ANTT)

Current Mandatory Writing stations are:

Professional Values: Bullying, Deteriorating patient, Drug Error, Falsifying Observations, Falsifying Timesheets, Hospital Food, Impaired Performance, Laboratory Results, Patient private details, Possible Abuse, Racism, Social Media, Witnessed Abuse, and Recognising signs of Professional Burnout

Evidence Based Practice: Ankle Sprain, Bedside Handover, Cervical Screening, Cholesterol and Coffee, Dementia and Music, Diabetes, Female MI Symptoms, Fever in Children, Honey and Propolis as HSV treatment, Honey Dressing for Venous Leg Ulcers, Osteoporosis and exercise, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Restraint, Saline vs Tap Water, Smoking Cessation, and Effective communication with colleagues

Please note current OSCE is a 10 station OSCE test with total 21 skills for you to study, total 30 writing stations for you to learn and total 10 APIE scenarios for you to master. Contact us for more information.