Original RN OSCE scenario · MA-03
Intramuscular vitamin B12 with needle anxiety
Medication administration practice in gp.
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 general practice clinic. David Ellis, aged 63, is attending for prescribed maintenance hydroxocobalamin 1000 micrograms intramuscularly today for vitamin B12 deficiency. Check the prescription, calculate the volume and demonstrate a consent-based injection sequence. 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
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 “Intramuscular vitamin B12 with needle anxiety”, use the task in the reading card to decide what to assess, explain and record in gp. 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