Original RN OSCE scenario · DC-02
Completing a home fluid balance summary
Documentation & charts practice in community.
2 minutes reading · 8 minutes practice. Reading is free; AI practice requires sign-in and an available station allowance.
Complete candidate reading card
Your scenario and task
You are the RN in a community nursing service. Anika Rao, aged 69, has a clinician-requested 24-hour intake/output record after a recent illness. You are reviewing the completed record with her. Calculate totals and balance, check limitations and document the summary. Complete the supplied practice record. You and the patient are in the room; assistance can be called. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.
What this type of station practises
Create a useful clinical record that distinguishes observations, actions, communication and response. Your notes should help the next clinician continue care.
In “Completing a home fluid balance summary”, use the task in the reading card to decide what to assess, explain and record in community. Practise completing a fictional observation record, a fluid balance entry or a progress note. Read existing entries first, use the supplied time and identifiers and make uncertainty visible.
These are general rehearsal aims, not the answers to this scenario. Respond to information obtained during practice rather than a memorised solution.
Say-and-do preparation
Prepare the sequence and language with a related checklist. Online rehearsal develops thinking and explanations; physical technique needs supervised in-person practice.
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Last checked 2026-10-30 · NMBA exam information · RN Standards for Practice