Original RN OSCE scenario · PM-01
Pain and sedation before PRN oxycodone
Pain management 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. Daniel Mason, aged 49, has a signed PRN order for oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg orally every six hours for severe pain, maximum 20 mg in 24 hours. He requests a dose after surgery. Assess pain and medicine safety, explain your decision and arrange review. Complete the supplied practice record. Speak to the patient and describe each assessment as you perform it. A second RN is available. Partner Jess is present. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.
What this type of station practises
Understand the person’s pain, its effect and the response to care. A pain score alone does not describe the whole problem.
In “Pain and sedation before PRN oxycodone”, use the task in the reading card to decide what to assess, explain and record in ward. Rehearse a discussion about pain after a procedure, pain limiting movement or a person reluctant to request relief. Explore what changed, what has helped and what further assessment is needed.
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 →
ISBAR telephone rehearsal checklist →
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Last checked 2026-10-30 · NMBA exam information · RN Standards for Practice