https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/24768/osce-ld04-blood-smear Hi all. Sat my osces for the first time today and went to bits after the blood smear task! I am very competent at producing blood smears in practice with fresh blood but the blood I was given today was obviously not fresh and did not behave as it shoulden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/150604?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:07:06 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:579c5f2a-88f5-4c59-9990-3d7179994c1bCharlotte K<p>Is it even real blood they give you? I passed the blood smear one last September. My smear was a bit short but I just commented on it and it was all ok</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/150577?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:50:30 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:fd378f29-efd0-4687-953c-e7ccac80cd9fkerryfeehan<p>yeah I have submitted a special consideration application and also got my clinical coach to write a bit on it too but not sure it will count for much :/</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/150561?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:41:30 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:72248d83-3b03-47bd-aa6d-8bd5cc593f66Sally Seddon<p>I can&#39;t say I had this problem with my smear, blood was easy to use. I wonder if you should use the complaint system they have, the one where u have so many days to raise any concerns. It&#39;s a year now since I did mine but I&#39;m sure you have the right to do this.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>