A home discharge plan with limited reading confidence
RN OSCE practice station
Patient communication · 2 min to read · 8 min to perform
Explain the home plan, check understanding and agree on accessible follow-up.
Jack MillerThere are a lot of words on this paper.
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You are the RN in a community nursing service. Jack Miller, aged 64, has returned home after treatment for a mild respiratory illness. A written plan asks him to contact his GP in two days and seek help if breathing worsens. Explain the home plan, check understanding and agree on accessible follow-up. Complete the supplied practice record. You and the patient are in the room; assistance can be called. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.
What this station tests
- Ask Jack how written instructions work for him before repeating them.
- Use short spoken steps and a few accessible reminders he chooses.
- Distinguish same-day GP review from 000 emergency symptoms.
- Check practical phone access, permission for Carol and teach-back.
Sources for the clinical content
- ACSQHC: Comprehensive Care Standard
- ACSQHC: Making informed choices (informed consent)
- ACSQHC: Communicating for Safety Standard
An original practice scenario with invented patients. Not an exam question.