Interpreter-supported consent for wound care
RN OSCE practice station
Patient communication · 2 min to read · 8 min to perform
Complete the supplied practice record.
Mai PhamI understand some words, but not all of this.
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You are the RN in a general practice clinic. Mai Pham, aged 57, has been offered a routine dressing assessment but cannot comfortably discuss medical details in English. Her adult daughter offers to translate. Establish communication support, explain the proposed care and check informed choice. Complete the supplied practice record. Daughter Lan is present; the examiner relays qualified telephone interpretation if arranged. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.
What this station tests
- Mai’s conversational English does not establish understanding of the procedure.
- Qualified Vietnamese interpretation supports her own consent while Lan remains a support person.
- Use teach-back through the interpreter and record the present decision.
- This stable wound permits deferral if meaningful communication is unavailable.
Sources for the clinical content
- ACSQHC: Making informed choices (informed consent)
- TIS National: qualified interpreting services
- ACSQHC: Communicating for Safety Standard
An original practice scenario with invented patients. Not an exam question.