Original RN OSCE scenario · MA-02
Mealtime subcutaneous insulin safety check
Medication administration practice in ward.
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 on a hospital ward. Harpreet Kaur, aged 48, has a signed order for insulin aspart 6 units subcutaneously immediately before lunch. The meal tray is expected now. Assess readiness and explain and demonstrate safe preparation and administration. Complete the supplied practice record. Speak to the patient and describe each assessment as you perform it. A second RN is available. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.
What this type of station practises
Show a safe approach to the prescription, the person and the medicine. Practise identifying missing information and explaining why you would pause rather than guess.
In “Mealtime subcutaneous insulin safety check”, use the task in the reading card to decide what to assess, explain and record in ward. Rehearse reading a supplied medication record, discussing an allergy discrepancy or explaining an injection. Use only the fictional order provided; these guides do not supply a dose or authorise treatment.
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