City & Guilds have altered the wording on 4 of the small animal veterinary nursing OSCEs, as below:
Lab 01
Scenario wording changed from ‘Identify the crystals shown in the photographs’ to ‘photograph’.
Lab 07
Wording altered in step 6 to include patient handling: ‘Patient handled and sample collected without causing trauma to the ear’.
Nursing Care 01
Wording altered in step 8 from ‘Close regulator’ to ‘Turn off regulator’.
Supporting Anaesthesia 03
Changes to steps 2 and 4.
Step 2 now includes the selection of a Y-shaped connector: ‘Select wide-bore tubing x2 and Y-shaped connector’.
Step 4 has changed from the Y-shaped connector to: ‘Select APL valve’.