Osce exam

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Anne Watkins — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:30:28 GMT

When we were 'prepped' for the insulin task (although I didn't get it in the exam) my examiner told us that we should just place the insulin syringe into a kidney dish, not to recap as this would be considered a risk.

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PJ Zurawel — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 12:09:16 GMT

I got told to bandage up to the wound then apply the dressing before continuing and not ask the assistant to hold the dressing at all! Maybe talk to your tutor and see what they suggest to help you.

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Katherine Morgan — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:32:27 GMT

Ok thanks that's very helpful - im finding this exam so confusing as the steps tell us to apply dressing first before padding toes!

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danielle fitzpatrick — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 21:41:09 GMT

I've always been taught with placing the dressing, place it last. Pad between the toes first and start your padding layer on the foot. Only apply the dressing when you get to that point. You don't want to waste time getting the examiner/assistant to put on gloves. The same with an ear bandage, don't ask the examiner to hold the dressing in place until the first bandage layer has been applied over the top of it, then you can remove you gloves and continue with ease.

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Katherine Morgan — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:26:35 GMT

Oh really? How do they suggest we hold it there while we're busy applying cotton wool to toes and apply softban over dressing. Do we ask them to wear gloves too so they can hold it down?

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PJ Zurawel — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:57:18 GMT

[quote user="Emma Campbell"]2. There will be someone there in that task that you can ask to help hold limb and I'm sure you could ask k to hold the dressing as you bandage. . For melolin dressing there is only one shiny side in which you put against the wound.[/quote]

Be careful with asking someone to hold the dressing in place, I did this and failed because my assistant wasn't wearing gloves!

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Katherine Morgan — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:50:18 GMT

Thanks everyone you've all been super helpful!

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SharonSP — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:49:44 GMT

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Is tidel volume for a 10kg dog 10 ml or 15 ml x 10kg?

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All the figures are provided for you except the circuit factors. You have to learn those

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SharonSP — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:45:12 GMT

Thanks for your reply you've definitely been very helpful thank you!

I'm just a bit confused as to what to do about the re-sheathing insulin needle station as you can't change the needle on insulin syringes. I've watched some you tube videos of people placing the cap on the table and then inserting the needle into the cap holding the syringe and only pushing the cap in when cap is completely covered by the needle. These videos are all American I can't find any done in the UK so unsure whether the same is taught here??

I didn't study here in the UK as I am foreign qualified so it's a bit tricky to know exactly what is expected!

There is usually a pair of artery forceps available to use to recap the syringe if required. Sometimes there is a kidney dish for you to put your uncapped syringe ready for use. It is usually signposted

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kerryfeehan — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:32:41 GMT

hep flush is 2ml

the tidal volume figure you need for your calculation will be written down (they will specify 10 or 15mls)

I used 2.5ml pre and post for tube feed cat and I passed that

for your circuit calculation you only need to work it out using either x1 or x1.5 not both

yes they will provide stylets or brushes to push down et tubes

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 22:31:16 GMT

Melolin is only shiny on one side. That's the side to the wound

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 22:29:44 GMT

Any rad tasks always quote tissue over 10cm thickness requires the use of a grid

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Katherine Morgan — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 06:36:03 GMT

Thank you

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Emmacampbell — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 23:43:18 GMT

http://www.cityandguilds.com/qualifications-and-apprenticeships/land-based-services/animal-management/7457-veterinary-nursing#tab=documents. Select the document section and look for additional documents. All the OSCE takes for city and guilds are there.

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Emmacampbell — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 23:40:38 GMT

I'm only familiar with city and guilds. They run OSCE practicals to qualify with RCVS. As do central qualifications. OSCE takes for city and guilds can be found on their website and have all the tasks along with step by step for each one. It comes under the level 3 diploma. I will look up link for you and post

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Katherine Morgan — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 23:31:14 GMT

I'm foreign qualified and required to complete the osce practicals with rcvs to enable me to work as a registered nurse in the UK. I don't have any tutors as I'm not actually studying at collage. Im hoping someone from here who studied in the UK might know?

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Emmacampbell — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 22:30:45 GMT

which qualification are you doing as I did the city and guilds just recently and there isn't an insulin task. I would check with your tutors at college for this task as in not sure what is to be done

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Katherine Morgan — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 22:08:33 GMT

Thanks for your reply you've definitely been very helpful thank you!

I didn't study here in the UK as I am foreign qualified so it's a bit tricky to know exactly what is expected!

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Emmacampbell — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:36:06 GMT

1. two ml of hep sal 2. There will be someone there in that task that you can ask to help hold limb and I'm sure you could ask k to hold the dressing as you bandage. . For melolin dressing there is only one shiny side in which you put against the wound.

The x-ray tasks I would use a grid for all of them except the tib-fib and radius and ulna views for any task that says about not resheathing needles I would simply change the needle by removing it into the sharps bin then placing on a new needle using an aseptic technique and for the tube feeding task I wad always taught 2 ml of sterile water for pre flush and 5ml of water for post flush. The lack and mini lack circuit factor is 1 - 1.5. Didn't need to set it in the OSCE just check the anaesthetic machine ready for use and do the calculation. Hope that is of some help and good luck.