Original RN OSCE scenario · MA-14

A transdermal medicine review

Medication administration practice in aged-care.

Read the candidate card ↓

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

Colin Avery is due a prescribed patch change. Review his medicine and skin records, assess him and describe the appropriate care. Casey can help and the prescriber is reachable.

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 “A transdermal medicine review”, use the task in the reading card to decide what to assess, explain and record in aged-care. 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.

Medication checks verbal rehearsal →

Subcutaneous injection verbal rehearsal →

Intramuscular injection verbal rehearsal →

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Last checked 2026-10-30 · NMBA exam information · RN Standards for Practice