Changes Announced to the Veterinary Nursing OSCE Stations

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have announced that a number of the OSCE stations have been altered. In most cases the alterations are minor and reflect what nurses are doing already. In some cases where a large number of students have failed a step the examiners have sought to reword the task to improve clarity. In most cases, what the student is actually expected to do is the same.

All of the amended stations are now online and no further changes will occur before the examinations in July.

It is, however, important that all students taking their OSCE examinations, especially those taking theirs in July, ensure that they are familiar with the amended OSCE stations.

Amendments have been made to:

Laboratory Diagnostics – LD01, LD02, LD03, LD04, LD05, LD06, LD07, LD08
Nursing Care – NC03, NC04, NC05, NC06, NC07, NC08, NC09, NC10, NC11, NC12, NC13, NC14, NC15, NC16, NC17, NC19, NC20, NC21, NC22
Supporting Anaesthesia – SA01, SA02, SA03, SA04, SA05, SA06
Theatre Practice – TP01

A full break down of the changes will follow next week on our blog.

Those students who are entered for the full RCVS Level 3 Diploma (not transitional pathway) are reminded that they need to be aware that they may have tasks which include a different species to the pathway they are following. For example students on the small animal pathway may have tasks which include horses in the scenario while Equine pathway students may have tasks with dogs and cats in the scenario. Students should refer to the scenario to check which OSCE stations are relevant for each pathway.

Transitional pathway students will have tasks relevant to the pathway species only. This information can be found on the individual OSCE scenarios online.