Overseas Pre-registration Nurses: OSCEs

Professional Values

Free to access:

• Nursing and Midwifery Council. (2018). The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates. Available online here.
• Royal College of Nursing. (2010). Principles of nursing practice. Available online here.
• Peate, I., Wilde, K. (2018). Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care. 2nd edition. Oxford: Wiley- Blackwell. Unit 1 Part 2 – The Professional Nurse and Contemporary Healthcare. Available in the Trust Library.
• Baillie, L., Black, S. (2014). Professional Values in Nursing. 1st edition. Abingdon: Routledge Publishing. Available in the Trust Library.

Catheter Stream Urine (CSU), Midstream Urine Sample (MSU) & Urinalysis

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• Dougherty, L., Hofland, J. and Grafton, H. (2020). The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Online Edition). 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. Refer to chapter 13.21, 13.22, 13.23 and 14.7. Available online here. 
• Shepherd, E. (2017). Specimen collection 2: Obtaining a catheter specimen of urine. Nursing Times (online), 113(8), 29-31.
• Shepherd, E. (2017). Specimen Collection 1: General principles for obtaining a midstream urine. Nursing Times (online), 113(7), 45-47.

Free to access:

• NHS Improvement. (n.d.). Taking a urine sample. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.  

Insertion and Removal of Catheter

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• Dougherty, L., Hofland, J. and Grafton, H. (2020). The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Online Edition). 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. Refer to chapter 6.5 and 6.10. Available online here. 

Free to access:

• Royal College of Nursing. (2019). Catheter Care. RCN guidance for Healthcare professionals. Clinical professional resource. London: Royal College of Nursing. Available online here.

In-hospital Resuscitation

Free to access:

• Resuscitation Council UK. (2015). Guidelines: In-hospital resuscitation. Available online here.

Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Free to access:

• British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN). (n.d.). Covid-19 resources. Available online here.

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• Best, C. (2016). How to insert a nasogastric tube and check gastric position at the bedside. Nursing Standard (online), 30(38), 36-40.

Pressure Area Assessment

Free to access:

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland. (2019). Braden Risk Assessment chart. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.

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• Fletcher J (2019) Pressure Ulcer education 3: skin assessment and care. Nursing Times (online), 115(12), 26-29.

Adult Nursing Skills

A to E assessment of the deteriorating patient

Free to access:

• Resuscitation Council UK. (2020). The ABCDE Approach. Available online here.
• Royal College of Physicians. (2020). NEWS2 and deterioration in Covid-19. Available online here. 
• Royal College of Physicians. (2020). National Early Warning Score 2. Available online here. 
• The Royal College of Nursing. (2021). Introducing Critical Care. Available online here.

Available for purchase but not essential:

• Skills for Health. (2021). Online learning resources. https://skillsforhealth.org.uk/products/nhs-elearning/

Blood Glucose

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• Dunning, T. (2016). How to monitor blood glucose. Nursing Standard (online), 30(22), 36-39.

Fluid Balance

Free to access:

• Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals. (2018). Fluid Balance Monitoring. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.

Intramuscular injection

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• Shepherd, E. (2018). Injection Technique 1: Administering drugs via the intramuscular route. Nursing Times (online), 114(8), 23-25.

Stoma Care

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• Dougherty, L., Hofland, J. and Grafton, H. (2020). The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Online Edition). 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. Refer to chapter 6.26. Available online here. 

Free to access:

• SecuriCare. (2019). Stoma Care Clinical Nursing Standards. High Wycombe: SecuriCare (Medical) Ltd. Available online here.

Subcutaneous injection

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• Shepherd, E. (2018). Injection technique 2: Administering drugs via the subcutaneous route. Nursing Times (online), 114(9), 55-57.

Aseptic Non-touch Technique (ANTT), wound, flush & Visual Infusion Phlebitis (VIP) scoring

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• Dougherty, L., Hofland, J. and Grafton, H. (2020). The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Online Edition). 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. Refer to chapter 4.11, 15.25. Available online here. 
• Denton, A., Hallam, C. (2020). Principles of asepsis 1: The rationale for using aseptic technique. Nursing Times (online), 116, 38-41.
• Hallam, C., Denton, A. (2020). Vessel health and preservation 1: Minimising the risks of vascular access. Nursing Times (online), 116(7), 22-25.

Also refer to local Trust guidance in VIP scoring and documentation.

Inhaled medication station and peak flow measurement

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• Dougherty, L., Hofland, J. and Grafton, H. (2020). The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Online Edition). 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. Refer to chapter 14.5, 15.6. Available online here. 
• Myatt, R. (2017). Measuring peak expiratory flow rate. Nursing Standard (online), 31, 40-44.
• Shepherd M, Shepherd E. (2020). Medicines Management 1: Understanding the routes of administration. Nursing Times (online), 116(6), 42-44.

Free to access:

• Asthma UK. (2016). Inhalers and spacers. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.
• How to use an inhaler. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here. 
• How to use a spacer. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.
• Manage your asthma – peak flow measurement. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.

Pain Assessment

Free to access:

• British pain society. (2019). Outcome Measures. Retrieved January 2021. Available online here.

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• Swift, A. (2015). Pain Management 3: The importance of assessing pain in adults. Nursing Times (online), 11(41),12-17.

The Universities which act as test centres for the OSCEs have useful information on their websites:

• Oxford Brookes University has a candidates handbook with useful information.
• University of Northampton has some similar information which is regularly updated.

NHS Employers website has some information and links on preparing for OSCE