OSCE
Assimilate knowledge and evidence to undertake a full and accurate holistic nursing assessment, as the basis of care planning across the life span.
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of commonly encountered mental, physical, behavioural and cognitive conditions and symptoms across the lifespan, including the ability to recognize care needs and respond appropriately to changes, distress and deterioration.
Demonstrate appropriate communication skills to support all people to make informed choices throughout the shared assessment, care planning and care coordination processes, including transfer and discharge procedures.
Effectively assess a person’s capacity to make decisions about their care and to give or withhold consent and justify your decisions made about care for people who do not have capacity.
Critically review and interpret clinical measurements and assessment findings to make justifiable clinical decisions and appropriate referrals and escalations.
Accurately document your clinical findings and communicate a proposed plan of care, verbally and in writing.
In the Appendix include brief note of the OSCE and SBAR (Situation -Background-Assessment-Recommendation) and refer them to the essay