OSCE - Skills Stations EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024/2025 PROFESSOR VERIFIED
1. Administration of Inhaled Medication (AIM) - 12 minutes: -hand hygiene -
introduce
-ID (name + DOB)
-allergies
-consent + why
- request patient sits in upright position
- med check (person, drug, dose, date/time, route, dliluent (?), allergies
-remove mouthpiece from inhaler
-shake 2-5 seconds
-insert inhaler into spacer device
-have pt exhale completely, then ask to tilt head back slightly, and inhale slow &
deep as you depress the canister
- ask pt to hold for 10 seconds if possible & exhale through pursed lips OR have
them breathe in and out steadily for 5 breaths
- wait 30-60 secs between different inhalations (same med) OR 2-3 mins (different
med)
- clean or discard equipment
- hand hygiene
-document and sign/date med administration
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, -ensure patient is comfortable
2. Administration of Suppository - 10 minutes: -hand hygiene -
introduce
-ID (name + DOB)
-allergies
-consent + why
- ensure bedpan, commode, or toilet is near by
- don apron & non sterile gloves
- lay on left lateral side with knees bent up & butt at edge of bed
- confirm drug admin. (person, drug, dose, date/time, route)
-confirm prescription validity, signature of prescriber, and legibility
- verbalize assessment of anal area for excoriation, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse
-lube on gauze square & place on suppository
- separate cheeks & insert suppository 2-4 cm
- Verbalises that they would advise the patient to remain lying down and retain the
suppository for about 20 minutes or until they are no longer able to do so. Informs
the patient that there may be some discharge as the medication melts in the
rectum. -Verbalizes that they would assist the patient into a comfortable position
and offers a bedpan, commode or toilet facilities, as appropriate. -arranges the
bedcovers to keep the patient covered as much as possible during the procedure
and replaces patient's bedclothes and covers once the suppository has been
inserted.
- clean or discard equipment
- hand hygiene
-document and sign/date med administration
-ensure patient is comfortable
3. Blood Glucose Monitoring - 8 minutes: -hand hygiene -
introduce
-ID (name + DOB)
-allergies
-consent + why
2/8
2024/2025 PROFESSOR VERIFIED
1. Administration of Inhaled Medication (AIM) - 12 minutes: -hand hygiene -
introduce
-ID (name + DOB)
-allergies
-consent + why
- request patient sits in upright position
- med check (person, drug, dose, date/time, route, dliluent (?), allergies
-remove mouthpiece from inhaler
-shake 2-5 seconds
-insert inhaler into spacer device
-have pt exhale completely, then ask to tilt head back slightly, and inhale slow &
deep as you depress the canister
- ask pt to hold for 10 seconds if possible & exhale through pursed lips OR have
them breathe in and out steadily for 5 breaths
- wait 30-60 secs between different inhalations (same med) OR 2-3 mins (different
med)
- clean or discard equipment
- hand hygiene
-document and sign/date med administration
1/8
, -ensure patient is comfortable
2. Administration of Suppository - 10 minutes: -hand hygiene -
introduce
-ID (name + DOB)
-allergies
-consent + why
- ensure bedpan, commode, or toilet is near by
- don apron & non sterile gloves
- lay on left lateral side with knees bent up & butt at edge of bed
- confirm drug admin. (person, drug, dose, date/time, route)
-confirm prescription validity, signature of prescriber, and legibility
- verbalize assessment of anal area for excoriation, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse
-lube on gauze square & place on suppository
- separate cheeks & insert suppository 2-4 cm
- Verbalises that they would advise the patient to remain lying down and retain the
suppository for about 20 minutes or until they are no longer able to do so. Informs
the patient that there may be some discharge as the medication melts in the
rectum. -Verbalizes that they would assist the patient into a comfortable position
and offers a bedpan, commode or toilet facilities, as appropriate. -arranges the
bedcovers to keep the patient covered as much as possible during the procedure
and replaces patient's bedclothes and covers once the suppository has been
inserted.
- clean or discard equipment
- hand hygiene
-document and sign/date med administration
-ensure patient is comfortable
3. Blood Glucose Monitoring - 8 minutes: -hand hygiene -
introduce
-ID (name + DOB)
-allergies
-consent + why
2/8
